[LINK] OT: statistics

[Chris Maltby]

> On 25/3/06 11:28 AM, "Rick Welykochy" <rick at praxis.com.au> wrote:
>> I recall that it was reported recently that the average wage
>> in Aus hovers around $50K/year. This of course is skewed by
>> those making $MILLIONS/year

On Mon, Mar 27, 2006 at 11:49:22AM +1000, Deus Ex Machina wrote:
> mr incredibly jealous, you have the makings of a world class tall popyist.
> its jealous people like you that sour this country

Too right Vic,

These lower-class people should doff their caps and tug the forelock
when their betters walk by instead of trying to take them down a peg.
That would surely promote true harmony between all ranks and stations...

But perhaps Rick's point was that the average person doesn't actually
earn anything like the so-called average income. The growth in average
incomes so loudly trumpeted by John Howard is not matched by equivalent
growth in the median income. Ie, Australia's wealth distribution is
becoming less egalitarian, while Howard and co claim that everything
is rosy thanks to him.