This is probably a really stupid question but........

is a "decile" 10% - i.e. are there the same number of households in each decile?

Posted By: Jim on November 24th 2011 at 10:23:04

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so everyone up to and including the 6th decile gets back more than they put in? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 24, 10:16:07
- Another way of looking at it (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 24, 10:48:26
  - It only looks like that if you believe that low wages are only caused by fecklessness. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 24, 10:58:47
    - and if you get your sums wrong (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 24, 11:13:20
      - and if you get your sums wrong. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 24, 11:14:20
        
        and if you get your sums wrong (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 24, 11:25:09
        
        so you've done net take and i've done benefit against tax paid (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 24, 11:33:01
        
        Yeah (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 24, 12:02:44
        
        so once you've taken out the benefits the feckless many have paid for by themselves (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 24, 12:30:31
        
        You were talking about "total state handouts" of the bottom six deciles. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 24, 11:30:33
        
        Like Rudd Gullit (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 24, 11:50:21
- This is probably a really stupid question but........ (General Chat) - Jim, Nov 24, 10:23:04
  - Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 24, 11:35:12
  - a decile is pants on a friday night (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Nov 24, 10:24:33
    - stop bullying me please (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 24, 14:57:30
    - I don't think that really works. Good try though (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Nov 24, 10:30:55
- yes yes i do (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Nov 24, 10:22:08

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