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"The Rich" Is A Relative Term.
Personal income. I say at least $400,000 a year personal to be rich. I suspect there are many rich people who would consider that low enough to consider suicide.
 justsumguy  19 Oct 2008 22:56
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This debate hasn't helped me understand what the politicians mean when they talk about the rich. I guess they should tax the happy. The sad should get tax breaks.
 
 justsumguy  21 Oct 2008 02:27
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 Oh was that what you wanted to know? When politicians say rich they mean hoity toity types that are trying to take all your money. When they say middle class they mean you, the listener. And when they say poor they either mean dirty types that are trying to take all your money or they mean the underprivileged and abused that you should want to give all your money to. Funny how almost everyone but the very richest and the very poorest consider themselves middle class.
by  finsch
 21 Oct 2008 22:20
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True. I think I am very rich, but in actuality I'm just frugal.
 
 Specter87  21 Oct 2008 02:23
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Poor, struggling, working class, middle class, wealthy, rich, super rich, Oprah, Bill Gates, I think is the actual order of monetary delineations. Where I’m from 400K a year is at least wealthy and if you been doing it for a few years rich. In New York it’s probably upper middle class. Personally I consider myself rich if I can pay the mortgage and afford a couple good steaks for the grill and some beer.
 
 finsch  20 Oct 2008 00:32
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 Sounds good to me. I would consider your personal rich to be scary rich. I'm scary rich.
by  justsumguy
 20 Oct 2008 01:50
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A rich Mexican would be downright poor in the Hampton's, or beverly hills, or malibu, etc.

"rich" is different depending on where you live.
 
 ur_wrong  19 Oct 2008 23:55
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 Actually, rich mexicans can be quite rich.
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 20 Oct 2008 01:52
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To be rich, is to be loved, to be enlightened, to be cared for, to be in good health, and to love, teach, care, and help others.
 
 verum  20 Oct 2008 06:52
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 I can't see you too well, come out from the other side of that rainbow.
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 21 Oct 2008 02:22
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