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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a poster who used the term "affluent" to describe myself. So yes, I'll bite.

The problem with the word "rich" is that it conjures images of extreme wealth. You don't need to work, you have riding horses, you vacation in Europe every summer without sweating, private school is expected, and so the picture continues. Pick your favorite idyllic picture. There is a very clear difference between those who are in, say, the upper half of one percent and a 15 percenter. It also matters where the money comes from -- assets? or is it all dependent on showing up at the office next week? We do need a word to describe the freedom and power that comes with large amounts of income *and* wealth in the form of assets (acquired or inherited).

However, we also shouldn't be grouping everyone who isn't posh-rich in with "the middle class."

Upper middle class? Affluent? Pick your favorite word. But we need a word.

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I do all these things (including having multiple horses and taking multiple international trips per year) and we make way less than OP's brackets.  I have to wonder if people just buy too much useless shit, or homes outside a budget than enables them to live with all these luxuries which are in fact available to them given their income.[/quote]

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