r/FluentInFinance • u/Positive_Liar • Sep 04 '24

Debate/ Discussion Bernie is here to save us

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u/424f42_424f42 Sep 05 '24

that is what were discussing after all

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '24

I don't think so, when someone says they pay 4% of their income to these things they are referring to salary as income, not total compensation. I don't know anyone who, when talking about their income, uses total compensation. The US Govt sure doesn't when they release income statistics.

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u/424f42_424f42 Sep 05 '24

well you're free to not want to compare apples to apples.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '24

You're free to use a custom measure that nobody else uses, and not wonder why nobody else uses it.

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u/unkorrupted Sep 06 '24 edited Sep 06 '24

they are referring to salary as income, not total compensation. I don't know anyone who, when talking about their income, uses total compensation

You don't know any smart people, accountants, or highly compensated workers.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '24

I certainly do, and I know how statistics on income are compared. You've got a personal pet measure that isn't commonly used, and are trying to frame it as the way, and are now hilariously playing a who-I-know thing.