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Re:For the first time on record, the 400 wealthiest American... by sorenn111 on Monday October 07, 2019 @11:39AM (#21182149)
If you're earning 300k (estimated from the almost 150k you said you pay in taxes), are you really in the upper middle class? from this article [1], 300k salary puts you in the top 5% of income earners. i don't know how you figure that makes you upper middle class?

[1]: https://www.investopedia.com/personal-finance/how-much-incom...

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Re:For the first time on record, the 400 wealthiest American... by partingshots on Monday October 07, 2019 @12:19PM (#21182644)
When the equivalent of a trailer home costs at minimum a million dollars to buy, yes I do.

And you can’t just say move somewhere else. Anywhere else that offers the same salaries has similar housing costs.

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