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[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The US gdp is what, 3 trillion dollars per year? The population is around 300 million. And yet, there are billionaires. So for that to be in any way fair, there should be around 1000 people in the US.

Im basically asleep so im oretty sure my math is fucked, but the point is close enough

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

so your math is slightly off. with 3 trillion in GDP ($USD3,000,000,000,000) with 300 million people (300,000,000people) yields around 10 thousand $/person ($USD3,000,0~~00,000,000~~/3~~00,000,000~~people or $USD~~3~~0,000/~~3~~ people or $USD10,000/person) in economic activity generated, assuming it is spread equally. my estimate is sizeable larger. pulling actual figures: in 2023 US GDP was $27.36 trillion and population 334.9 million. If we were to round to estimate, i'd say $USD30 trillion and 300 million people). that estimation makes the math more like $USD100,000/person ($USD250,000/household). Actual numbers math comes out around $USD81,700/person ($USD204,300/household). since the median household income is (last period we had both measures is 2023, hence the choice of the year) $USD83,730 and per capita personal income is $USD57,937 (average household size was 2.5 people, so a per capita personal income of 57,937 would either yield a household income of $USD144,842.50/household {going the other way, $USD83,730/household/(2.5people/household) = $USD33,492/person} or exclude a lot of people for "reasons" it's been way too long since i looked into economic demography i can only invent said reasons. but massive income inequality and theft could definitely skew things.)