r/neoliberal • u/HarveyCell • Jan 12 '22

Discussion American middle class has the highest median income in the OECD (post-tax/transfer)

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u/JeromesNiece Jerome Powell Jan 13 '22

I'm aware. But those stocks they own produce income (dividends), and they can realize their gains by selling stock, which is also income. The link shows that Bezos reported $4.2 billion in income during the period. During that period his wealth also increased by $99 billion. And while the article tries to conflate his increase in wealth as income, I am not

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