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Re:Why higher-income workers in California may get surprised... by gamblor956 on Sunday October 08, 2023 @03:41AM (#37808596)
350k is 99th percentile in terms of income, so I'm not the one redfining "wealthy".

If you can't afford a nice house with 350k/year, move a mile or two away from your upper class enclave to the middle class neighborhood and live like a king.

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Re:Why higher-income workers in California may get surprised... by lesuorac on Sunday October 08, 2023 @05:34AM (#37809092)
It's not. 350k is 3% for the entire USA [1]. For somewhere like California if your _household_ isn't making $1M you're not 1% [2]. Even in the poorest state (West Virginia) if you lived alone then you're not even a 1%-er.

People really do think of themselves as at the top when they're not. You're very good but not the top.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_in_the_United_States

[2]: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-top-1-percent-in...

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