[quote=SK in CV]
This really shouldnt be such a hard concept. $250K a year IS the top 3%. It will also provide a much greater than middle class lifestyle in the vast majority of this country. Guess what, a nice house with new cars, and gym memberships, $100 dinners out, season tickets to baseball or football games, and nice vacations IS a wealthy lifestyle. There are a few spots in this country where income below the upper middle class can’t afford to live. That doesn’t make residents there middle class. It makes them wealthy.
If you live in San Diego, and make $250K a year and aren’t saving a shit load of money, you ARE living a wealthy lifestyle.[/quote]
So which is it?
[quote=SK in CV]If you live in San Diego, and make $250K a year and aren’t saving a shit load of money, you ARE living a wealthy lifestyle.[/quote]
or
[quote=SK in CV]$250K a year will get you a solid middle class lifestyle in San Diego…[/quote]
With your $250k = top 3%, it’s not a concept, it’s pure data. top 5% is ~$150k and top 20% is ~$90k. Those are the data. Now, your argument is that, you’re in the top 3%, so quit bitching. Well, one can easily say you’re in the top 5%, so quit bitching and pay up. After all, is there that big of a difference between 3% and 5%? You can do all of these:
[quote=SK in CV][It will also provide a much greater than middle class lifestyle in the vast majority of this country. Guess what, a nice house with new cars, and gym memberships, $100 dinners out, season tickets to baseball or football games, and nice vacations IS a wealthy lifestyle. There are a few spots in this country where income below the upper middle class can’t afford to live. That doesn’t make residents there middle class. It makes them wealthy.[/quote] while making $150k. So, $150k is wealthy, so pay your fair share.