I have seen a good number of statistics about the wealth and earning distribution in the US - in short I believe that a salary of 100,000 dollars is in the top 9% of earnings. If you hold no debt and own any sort of savings, I suspect ( key word) that you are already ahead of the game when compared to 75% of the USA.bigneil said:People need to wake up.
How is wealth actually distributed?
• 1% gets 1/3 of the wealth (The Upper Class)
• 9% gets 1/3 of the wealth (The Middle Class)
• 90% gets 1/3 of the wealth (The Lower Class – we are here).
But how do people THINK wealth is distributed?
• 19% think they are Upper Class or will be soon (they are 95% full of shlt).
• 80% think they are in the Middle Class (they are 89% full of shlt).
• 1% admit they are in the Lower Class (The Honest 1%).
So 90% of us are in the lower class, but 99% of us think we are middle or upper class, meaning 91% of us are full of shlt.
And while 90% of people are in the lower class, only 1% will admit it, meaning 99% of the lower class are full of shlt.
In short, I agree with you. People are full of crap. This is a documented personality trait suitably called overconfidence. It is the ability for people to think they are better situated than anyone else since they overestimate their abilities and underestimate others. A classic example might be the survays on people who were in horrific car accidents, and while unable to physically write a response, they claim they are better drives than the norm. Better indeed.
Here are some facts
-The person reading this probably won't be able to afford that Bugatti.
-women still date guys who aren't millionaires.
-Being a millionaire doesn't guarantee getting the girl of your dreams. actually, it won't guarantee retirement...
-Money doesn't buy happiness. I have lived in the presence of people with more money than everyone on this forum ( by a long shot) and can tell you this from direct experience. That said, money doesn't make someone miserable either...