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<blockquote data-quote="Turdferguson" data-source="post: 2959676" data-attributes="member: 61703"><p>"So what does it take to be part of that 1%? On a national basis, in 2013 you needed a minimum household income of $389,436 to join the club. But the threshold is a lot higher in certain East Coast locales, such as Connecticut ($659,979), <a href="http://www.forbes.com/washington/" target="_blank">Washington</a>, D.C. ($554,719) and New Jersey ($547,737).</p><p></p><p>The cut off for the 1% is even higher in certain standard metropolitan areas known as refuges for the rich. In the Jackson, Wyoming-Idaho ski resort area the cut-off for the 1% is an impressive $1.65 million. In Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut it’s $1.39 million and in Summit Park, Utah the minimum income to be a one percenter is $1.21 million.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The spreads in wealth inequality are just as dramatic. In New York, Connecticut and Wyoming, for example, the top 1% has an average income that is more than 40 times the average incomes of the other 99% in those states. The numbers are more sane in certain parts of the country. For instance, the state where it’s easiest to join the 1% club is New Mexico, where a household income of $231,276 is sufficient."</p><p></p><p>I don't make anywhere near that. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Turdferguson, post: 2959676, member: 61703"] "So what does it take to be part of that 1%? On a national basis, in 2013 you needed a minimum household income of $389,436 to join the club. But the threshold is a lot higher in certain East Coast locales, such as Connecticut ($659,979), [URL='http://www.forbes.com/washington/']Washington[/URL], D.C. ($554,719) and New Jersey ($547,737). The cut off for the 1% is even higher in certain standard metropolitan areas known as refuges for the rich. In the Jackson, Wyoming-Idaho ski resort area the cut-off for the 1% is an impressive $1.65 million. In Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut it’s $1.39 million and in Summit Park, Utah the minimum income to be a one percenter is $1.21 million. The spreads in wealth inequality are just as dramatic. In New York, Connecticut and Wyoming, for example, the top 1% has an average income that is more than 40 times the average incomes of the other 99% in those states. The numbers are more sane in certain parts of the country. For instance, the state where it’s easiest to join the 1% club is New Mexico, where a household income of $231,276 is sufficient." I don't make anywhere near that. :( [/QUOTE]
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