• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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    5 days ago

    Yes. Averages do paint different pictures than actual hard numbers. And yet the actual hard numbers show the reality of the situation, and that reality is that a lot less than 56% Americans have more than $5000 in savings because that has nothing to do with an average.

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        5 days ago

        Breaking it down by generations still does not change the fact that a lot less than 56% of Americans have more than $5000 in their savings accounts. Maybe more of certain generations do, but that’s not what you said.

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            5 days ago

            Yet again, in hard numbers, measuring physical human beings, it’s far less than 56%. I have no idea why you think averages are relevant.

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                5 days ago

                It doesn’t matter what is being averaged. When you are talking about what percentage of Americans have something, it’s about hard numbers, not averages. Insulting me won’t change that, but if you insist on continuing to do so, I’ll just report you for violating the rules and move on.