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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I completely agree, especially in our area and north.

In our area to be "rich" (and above middle class) the 1% begins at income of $527,000

To be considered part of the 1 percent in this area, it takes a household income far above the national average of $387,000.

The gateway for the region is $527,000. In the District, the top 1 percent of households bring in at least $617,000; in Montgomery County, more than $606,000; and in Fairfax County, $532,000,

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/joining-washingtons-one-percenters-takes-more-than-the-us-average/2012/04/21/gIQAJ6YvXT_story.html[/quote]

Do you think the logical dividing line for the term "middle class" should be the 99th percentile????  Regardless of where we live, 250K is not middle class.  At 250K you are not clipping coupons and wondering how you will get your car fixed or whether your kid really needs braces.  You aren't saying no to your kid doing gymnastics.  You are not wondering when you can move out of a neighborhood that is crime ridden.  Your vacation is not always a car trip and you stay at the motel 6.  You do not have to fix the clothes you put holes in.  Your kids have been to a real restaurant for something other than a special occasion.

We have forgotten what middle class really is.  We look up and see someone with a more exotic life than ours and so we assume we are just average Joe.  We aren't.  We are way above average Joe at that income, and a higher mortgage does not erase that enormous gap.[/quote]

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