????高盛（Goldman Sachs）日前公布了第四季度業績，包括年底的員工薪酬。從中我們可以看到，高盛的人均薪酬已不再屬于傳說中的1%，至少從最新的政治定義來看是這樣。

????高盛員工人均薪酬為399,506美元，比上個月美國總統奧巴馬設定的聯邦個人所得稅稅率上調起點400,000美元低了494美元。

????當然，這個起點的設定更多是政治妥協的結果，并不是根據高盛的薪酬水平。高盛2012年人均薪酬還比2011年增長了6%。而且，有太多高盛員工賺的錢遠遠高于400,000美元，有些更是數倍于此。況且，新的稅級也不適用于2011年收入。

????但它的確能證明一點。如果有人還要說新稅率誤傷了中產階級，可能很難自圓其說。奧巴馬最初提議以250,000美元為上調起點時，就有人固執地這樣說過。說到底，如果你賺的錢比華爾街上收入最高的員工都多，那么你我應該都能認同，你確實是個富人。（財富中文網）

????譯者：早稻米

????Goldman Sachs yesterday reported fourth quarter earnings, including data on year-end employee compensation. What we learned was that the average Goldman employee isn't part of the fabled 1%, at least based on the most recent political definition.

????Average compensation at Goldman Sachs (GS) was $399,506 per employee, which falls $494 short of the $400,000 threshold that President Obama set last month for federal income tax increases on individuals.

????To be sure, this is more about compromised political goalposts than it is about Goldman Sachs compensation, since the 2012 figure actually was a 6% increase over 2011. Moreover, plenty of Goldman employees made well in excess of $400,000 -- several multiples of that, in some cases -- and the new tax brackets don't actually apply to 2011 income.

????But it does go to show how difficult it would be for anyone to claim that the new brackets unfairly sweep up members of the middle class, as some tried wrongheadedly arguing under Obama's original $250,000 proposal. After all, if you're doing better than the best-paid employees on Wall Street, then I think we can all agree you're rich.