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Re:Make elites compete: Why the 1% earn so much and what to ... by wmil on Saturday March 26, 2016 @12:23PM (#11366201)
The "1%" is actually an interesting choice of number. Most NYC media types are friends with very wealthy people. They needed to pick a number large enough that it didn't seem like they were attacking people they know.
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Re:Make elites compete: Why the 1% earn so much and what to ... by tamana on Saturday March 26, 2016 @01:29PM (#11366523)
That's ridiculous. They say "1%" because it is easy to write and pronounce. It is a figurative number.

When people complain about billionaires, they don't think that $1.1Billionaires are monsters and $0.9Billionaires are middle class.

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