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The Luxembourg paradox: A record number of working poor in the EU’s wealthiest country
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zloubida sh.itjust.works zloubida@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-05-20
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Link: https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-08/the-luxembourg-paradox-a-record-number-of-working-poor-in-the-eus-wealthiest-country.html
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Treczoks lemmy.world Treczoks@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-09
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If there are a handful of super rich, anyone else can be dirt poor, and the average wealth is still high.
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Multiplexer discuss.tchncs.de Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2025-08-25
#3 · (edited) Quote Reply

Not surprised.
Luxembourg even increases the amount of "working poor" in the neighbouring region in Germany where my family lives, as high-income commuters drive up housing prices and general cost of living near the border.

It's almost as if average income is not a good measure of prosperity. 🤔
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zloubida sh.itjust.works zloubida@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-05-20
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Multiplexer wrote:
Not surprised. Luxembourg even increases the amount of "working poor" in the neighbouring region in Germany where my family lives, as high-income commuters drive up housing prices and general cost of living near the border. It's almost as if average income is not a good measure of prosperity. 🤔

My family lives in the neighbouring region of France, and it's the same.
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