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		alasdair_ on May 29, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Never mind the 1 percent: Let's talk about the 0.0... Two of them in a household? Yes, quite likely. Also, why are you talking about 1.4 million? The article claims “The threshold for membership in the 1 percent in 2014 was an annual household income of $386,000, excluding any capital gains,” $386k total comp is definitely Google-engineer range.

burkaman on May 31, 2021 | [–]

1.4 million is the average income of the 1% (according to the article), not the threshold.

muro on May 29, 2021 | [–]

Why is it always Google-engineer? Does Google pay better than FB, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft? Apple and Microsoft do better as companies, IIRC, do they still pay less? Or do Google engineers brag more?

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