Re:Make elites compete: Why the 1% earn so much and what to ...
by forgetsusername on Saturday March 26, 2016 @03:16PM
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>It's absurd to put together hedge fund managers making $30 million a year with the established doctor who works two blocks from your house making $250k.
There will always be problems when trying to draw these lines.
Of course putting someone who makes $30MM vs $250k is absurd. What about $1MM vs $250k? $300k vs $250k?
There's an inordinate amount of conversation about this subject on HackerNews, which has some irony, since I'm sure the demographics here skew "wealthy". Everyone wants to believe they're in the "99%", but the fact is the vast majority of the population in America, and more so the world, would consider people here the 1%. $250k is more than most people need, in terms of sharing the wealth, even in a household. If there's a populist shift, your doctor may find some empathy for that kind of salary; the guy who coded the latest photo app won't.
There will always be problems when trying to draw these lines.
Of course putting someone who makes $30MM vs $250k is absurd. What about $1MM vs $250k? $300k vs $250k?
There's an inordinate amount of conversation about this subject on HackerNews, which has some irony, since I'm sure the demographics here skew "wealthy". Everyone wants to believe they're in the "99%", but the fact is the vast majority of the population in America, and more so the world, would consider people here the 1%. $250k is more than most people need, in terms of sharing the wealth, even in a household. If there's a populist shift, your doctor may find some empathy for that kind of salary; the guy who coded the latest photo app won't.