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1% is a rather arbitrary division point. Even if you assume that there exists a stable cluster of wealth at the top, why would it be bounded around 1%? It is mu
by philipov 10y ago
1% is a rather arbitrary division point. Even if you assume that there exists a stable cluster of wealth at the top, why would it be bounded around 1%? It is much more likely that the group is either smaller than 1%, or larger.
Suppose it's larger, then the group could still be stable, but the churn between people at 1.1% and 0.9% would still cause the arbitrary measurement of top 1% to change a lot.
Now suppose the group is smaller than 1%, and the churn is instead at the top of the cluster directly beneath the stable group at the top, but still causes the composition of the top 1% to change constantly.
- taeric 10y agoYes, it is an arbitrary cutoff. If you have a non-arbitrary method to pick the cutoff, propose it. Otherwise, what is the argument?