Re:Everybody Thinks They're Middle-Class
by dahart on Saturday September 24, 2016 @05:45PM
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> My wife and I combined make well above the limit for 1%-er range, yet we both feel middle class, although upper middle class is probably more accurate.
If the definition of upper class is top 1%, then upper class is accurate, but maybe the top 1% threshold in the bay area is higher than you think?
I made the argument on another comment that most "rich" people still work for a living, it seems you're a good example of that.
And yeah, having done it, I know first hand how you can be rich on paper, but live in the bay and feel like a college student.
Don't know if it makes you feel any better, but roughly 99% of people make less money than you do, and also don't feel rich and will also be hosed if they lose jobs. ;)
If the definition of upper class is top 1%, then upper class is accurate, but maybe the top 1% threshold in the bay area is higher than you think?
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-salary-of-the-top-earners...
http://gis.mtc.ca.gov/home/images/motm/motm212.pdf
I made the argument on another comment that most "rich" people still work for a living, it seems you're a good example of that.
And yeah, having done it, I know first hand how you can be rich on paper, but live in the bay and feel like a college student.
Don't know if it makes you feel any better, but roughly 99% of people make less money than you do, and also don't feel rich and will also be hosed if they lose jobs. ;)