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TMWNN on Dec 9, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: EU countries team up for semiconductor push

> Your headline salary in the Us is higher but disposable income is often lower.

At $45,284 the US has the highest household net disposable income per capita in the OECD (http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/united-states/), where "disposable income" (http://stats.oecd.org/glossary/detail.asp?ID=46) accounts for healthcare and government benefits.

josalhor on Dec 10, 2020 [–]

This doesn't account for cost of living (I mean running costs), right?

josalhor on Dec 10, 2020 | [–]

Self reply: It was early in the morning and I didn't read correctly. My comment makes no sense (although I certainly meant to ask about the purchase power relative to cost).

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