Ava

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[–] Ava@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago

These numbers are arranged in decreasing order, but probably aren't directly related. The 39% doesn't inherently encompass the other values, one can dislike his Epstein stuff and his immigration policy, but not his economic stuff.

The latest overall approval/disapproval stats I've seen are somewhere in the ballpark of 40/55% spread. So, your point almost definitely holds for some percentage, but that's not really something that can be interpreted here, you'd need a specific breakdown.

[–] Ava@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

None of what I said is disagreeing with your point. You're reading into my response opposition that wasn't offered.

[–] Ava@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

If you have $1m, you can draw something like $30-40000 a year reasonably safely. That's obviously a lot of money, but isn't what most people in the mentioned countries think of as "living large" if it's your whole income, especially for a couple/family. That puts you at about the median individual income for Japan and NZ, a bit above in Korea, and below for most of western Europe and Aus.

Obviously that's without working, but that's kinda the point. It's wealth, but not enough that most people in those places would be comfortable not working if that's how much they earned. Hell, in the US that wouldn't even cover childcare for a few kids in many locales.