alt Hacker NewsLet's not be delusional. The UK is not a poor country, and 64K is low by US tech standards but it's good by any other measure.
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kristianc • today at 5:12 AM
If the UK were a US state, its GDP per capita would rank it roughly on par with or just below Mississippi, making it the poorest state in the union.
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bpodgursky • today at 4:45 AM
It's not a "good" wage in the US. It's exactly median.
Which is fine, someone has to be median, but really underwhelming for the (presumably highly-educated and talented) head of the #1 national historical monument.
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The UK is poor and sprinting as fast as it can towards being poorer.