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		caseysoftware on Sept 23, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Will America's debt doom us? $100k/year is way above what most people will ever make. The average person will peak in the $50-60k/year range. If you exclude the top percent or two as extreme outliers, it's even lower. Ref: https://smartasset.com/retirement/the-average-salary-by-age

citiguy on Sept 25, 2019 [–]

I think it depends on where you live. $100k / year here in New York City is not a huge amount of money.

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