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Re:I Feel Like I Have No Real Interests; My Only Interest Is... by bumby on Monday November 30, 2020 @09:56AM (#25254338)
>Many families have two working professional adults and can almost double these numbers

It happens, but only if you have a loose definition of "many". If a family makes $531k, they are in the top 1%

https://dqydj.com/average-median-top-household-income-percen...

Re:I Feel Like I Have No Real Interests; My Only Interest Is... by astura on Monday November 30, 2020 @10:08AM (#25254480)
I think the GP way trying to say that if you are a high income earner you tend to attract/marry other high income earners.
Re:I Feel Like I Have No Real Interests; My Only Interest Is... by bumby on Monday November 30, 2020 @10:14AM (#25254542)
You're right, thank you for the correction. In fact, although it's been awhile since I've read up on it, two high income earners marrying is a major contributor to the growing wealth inequality. Decades ago it was more common for a high income earner to marry a non-high income earner but (IIRC) that trend has been decreasing