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redsox95 October 15th, 2013 2:34pm

Excluding extreme circumstances (such as being bed-ridden), can any American become part of the wealthiest 1% in their lifetime?

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DrReid Ever present.
10/15/13 11:23 am

Nope, only certain poor will ever be given the doubt enough to have a chance to advance. All the trends are pointed in the wrong direction, and things are so bad already. America is on the path to possessing a permanent and impenetrable rich class

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redsox95 New England
10/15/13 12:03 pm

Is an asteroid coming to blow up the world too?

DrReid Ever present.
10/15/13 12:11 pm

Unfortunately NASA is closed, so we would not know.

redsox95 New England
10/15/13 12:44 pm

Wrong. NASA essential services are still up and running. Tracking incoming asteroids is most likely denned essential.

DrReid Ever present.
10/15/13 1:41 pm

Actually, you might have a point, but when I looked it up myself, it seemed to come up with conflicting articles, so it seems like the data is inconclusive.

MadCow Kansas Proud
10/15/13 8:49 am

The one percent isn't the threshold that it used to be.

The über- rich is almost certainly unattainable by all but a lottery pick (and yes, I consider the Zuckerberg's of the world to be the equivalent of a lottery pick, statistically).

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redsox95 New England
10/15/13 9:10 am

So you're saying earning an income of roughy $340,000 per year or more, is unattainable?

redsox95 New England
10/15/13 9:10 am

That is the 1% threshold

DrReid Ever present.
10/15/13 11:27 am

Redsox, it is important to distinguish between income and total wealth. In addition, inequality for both has been skyrocketing, especially in the past 20 years.

DrReid Ever present.
10/15/13 11:27 am

m.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQPKKQnijnsM

HopefulChaos ohio
10/15/13 8:48 am

We have the lowest social mobility of all countries at our level. People who think they can become part of the 1%, or that anyone can, are delusional.

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redsox95 New England
10/15/13 9:07 am

Tell that to every hard working successful business owner who had an idea and ran with it, taking a risk, and coming out with a successful business which made them a lot of wealth.

HopefulChaos ohio
10/15/13 9:57 am

Good for him, but I'd be willing to bet all I have that he didnt make it to the 1%

skinner Jersey City
10/15/13 8:24 am

It's always possible but not likely

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Arkansas123 Neoconservative
10/15/13 7:51 am

Seduce an old rich person.

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MrLucchese If curious, ask.
10/15/13 7:38 am

Potentially, but it's not probable.

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redsox95 New England
10/15/13 7:41 am

Of course it's not probably due to statistics. Only 1% of Americans will ever become part of the 1%, so that means 99% will not. But you did acknowledge that it is 'possible'

MrLucchese If curious, ask.
10/15/13 7:46 am

Yes, I am well aware of the statistical improbability. I tend to believe that it's not an impossibility, though.

EarlyBird Portland
10/15/13 9:43 am

Yes, and there is a very well known user here that did it. He came here from another country at age 15 and 10.00 in his pocket. He has an amazing and inspirational story but hasn't spoken of it since his first day here.