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2023-09-01 13:24:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 633234037C68BCBADFDE4C2C168B2A0CE612EFA3BE5C5E29ED55311F6C960D25
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Original Note:
The $4.2k salary from the video (adjusted to inflation at $95k today) is pulled from IRS taxable returns, which only accounted for 1.3% of the population. The real, inflation-adjusted salary from 1933 would only be $24.5k today. https://fee.org/articles/were-americans-really-better-off-during-the-great-depression/
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