[istjohn]

Median disposable household income is higher in the US than anywhere else in the world [0]. Real median personal income has increased 50% since the 1970s [1].

0. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_household_and_per...

1. https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/globalization-did-not-hollow-o...

[digianarchist]

What’s your point? All of the things I listed have far outpaced income and disposable income.

[levocardia]

"disposable" income means "subtracting necessities like housing" so if disposable income is going up, by definition your claim cannot be correct

[ianburrell]

Officially, disposable income means income minus taxes. Lots of people assume it means minus necessities like housing and food, but that is discretionary income.

[digianarchist]

That's not correct.

From the article:

> Note that this includes taxes and transfers, including in-kind transfers like government-provided health care.

So excluding housing, health insurance and student loan repayments etc.