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Old 29th January 2003 | 21:51
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Tinstaafl
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Exactly, Icarus. How many poverty line incomes does it take to balance a single billionaire's?

Why is it that the mean is always used for things like income, housing prices etc etc instead of median.

I believe what most people earn or spend is more appropriate than the average.
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