▲ 29 ▼ A large portion of the Americans who will pay for news are rich (www.niemanlab.org) submitted 2 weeks ago by supersquirrel@lemmy.ca to c/DeclineIntoCensorship@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] CoconutLove@lemmy.today 3 points 2 weeks ago (5 children) 150k isn’t rich. permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Turret3857@infosec.pub 6 points 2 weeks ago it is to me permalink fedilink source parent [–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) 3x the average salary in the US isnt rich lmao Its not wealthy but its definitely rich by a long shot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 2 points 2 weeks ago What’s funny is, the author probably chose $150k as the cutoff for “rich” because it’s quite close to the top 25% of households. A household with an income of $150k+ is in the top 27.6% of U.S. households according to 2025 census information if I copied and pasted right. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CoconutLove@lemmy.today 1 point 2 weeks ago When you consider that wages have stagnated for decades it’s not that crazy permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ophrys@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago Yes it is permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) 3x the average salary in the US isnt rich lmao Its not wealthy but its definitely rich by a long shot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 2 points 2 weeks ago What’s funny is, the author probably chose $150k as the cutoff for “rich” because it’s quite close to the top 25% of households. A household with an income of $150k+ is in the top 27.6% of U.S. households according to 2025 census information if I copied and pasted right. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CoconutLove@lemmy.today 1 point 2 weeks ago When you consider that wages have stagnated for decades it’s not that crazy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 2 points 2 weeks ago What’s funny is, the author probably chose $150k as the cutoff for “rich” because it’s quite close to the top 25% of households. A household with an income of $150k+ is in the top 27.6% of U.S. households according to 2025 census information if I copied and pasted right. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CoconutLove@lemmy.today 1 point 2 weeks ago When you consider that wages have stagnated for decades it’s not that crazy permalink fedilink source parent