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Re:Lost Diamonds: How our current system is failing underpri... by toomanybeersies on Thursday September 29, 2016 @05:38PM (#12608976)
If you're earning over $180k (which you would on the interest of $24mm), you'd be in the top 0.2% of earners for Loudoun County.

That's not middle class at all.

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Re:Lost Diamonds: How our current system is failing underpri... by mljoe on Thursday September 29, 2016 @07:20PM (#12609565)
That seems really off, considering that the top 1% (down with the 1%, etc.) make at least $428k nationwide.[1] Where are you getting the information?

[1]: http://www.kiplinger.com/article/taxes/T054-C000-S001-what-s...

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Re:Lost Diamonds: How our current system is failing underpri... by toomanybeersies on Thursday September 29, 2016 @09:03PM (#12609934)
I got it from here [0].

I just rechecked my numbers, and it turns out I was reading from the wrong column, earning >$180,000 a year would put you in the top 2.7%

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/loudoun-county-va/#income_dis...

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