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I have the same experience. I am probably upper middle class (whatever that means) and my kids, as well as my wife like dollar stores. Whenever we visit one I a
by ptero 9y ago
I have the same experience. I am probably upper middle class (whatever that means) and my kids, as well as my wife like dollar stores. Whenever we visit one I also end up buying at least $10 of random stuff myself (jigsaw puzzles or light sticks or toys to hack).
While I do not dispute the fact that many folks, especially in rural areas are very tight on money, the argument that Dollar Tree cannot be successful without rampant poverty seems unproven.
Just a single data point.
- Buttes 9y ago>I am probably upper middle class (whatever that means) It means upper class
- tsunamifury 9y agoI think things have spread out enough where we have a true upper middle and upper class now. 750k+ is probably a solid upper class person, and 250K+ is probably solidly "upper-middle".
- buzzdenver 9y agoMaybe you feel middle class among the people that you're friends with, but the facts are that in the US, $85k puts you in the top third and $120k in the top fifth, so $250k which is top 4.3% is far from middle for most definitions of it. https://dqydj.com/household-income-percentile-calculator-2016/ https://dqydj.com/household-income-percentile-calculator-201...
- tsunamifury 9y agoI think this data is being very generous. The Tax Policy Center pins the 1% threshold at 750k+