Comic #4979: median

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Panel 1:

• A woman with long hair is speaking. She has a questioning expression.
• She says, "Ma'am! Ma'am!" and the woman replies, "I… yes?"

Panel 2:

• A man in sunglasses and a suit speaks to the woman. He has a serious demeanor.
• He says, "I'm from the government. I'm so glad we found you. You're the median citizen!"
• The woman responds, "What?"

Panel 3:

• The man continues, "In terms of retirement savings, you're exactly in the middle. Half the country has more than you and half the country has less!"
• The woman looks slightly confused and says, "Okay? So?"

Panel 4:

• The man proceeds to say, "There's an election coming up. This is a briefcase containing one million dollars. I need you to deposit it in your bank account and pretend you never saw me."
• The panel shows the man holding a briefcase filled with stacks of money.

Bottom Section:

• An image of a newspaper with the headline: "Median American is now millionaire"
• Below that, there’s a small graph labeled "not a good graph," showing an upward trend over time.
• The bottom corner has a website link: "smbc-comics.com"

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