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Re:One-Percenters Close to Surpassing Wealth of U.S. Middle ... by richmarr on Saturday November 09, 2019 @09:18AM (#21491663)
> The threshhold for being in the top 1% of income is that 99% or more of people make less than you.

Clearly I mean the threshold for being upper class a term mentioned in your actual comment... unlike "top 1%" which was not.

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Re:One-Percenters Close to Surpassing Wealth of U.S. Middle ... by CPLX on Saturday November 09, 2019 @09:23AM (#21491698)
Not all members of the upper class are in the top 1%.

But all members of the top 1% are in the upper class.

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Re:One-Percenters Close to Surpassing Wealth of U.S. Middle ... by richmarr on Sunday November 10, 2019 @07:30AM (#21497726)
So we're agreed that "top 1%" and "upper class" are not interchangable terms.
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