• Taalnazi@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    Not me, but I know his net worth is about $5 billion.

    This is the equivalent of the median American donating $350. (Going by a net disposable household income of $62,300, divided by 1.8, because some have both parents working, some don’t).

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      24 hours ago

      You’re comparing someone’s net worth to someone else’s disposable income, which isn’t a fair comparison. What you are saying still holds true mostly but it’s best to compare apples to apples.

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      23 hours ago

      Median net worth is closer to $200k. So just multiplying by 3, that’s closer to $1000. But median net worth for that age range is over 400k, so maybe like $2500.