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I’d say you’re upper class if you have enough accumulated wealth that your kids will never have to work. Even if you’re making 500k a year, depending on the pa
by empath75 8y ago
I’d say you’re upper class if you have enough accumulated wealth that your kids will never have to work.
Even if you’re making 500k a year, depending on the part of the country, it may take a fair few years before you make that jump.
I think it’s the difference between having _wealth_ and having a lot of disposable income. There’s a fairly big difference. You can convert the latter to the former but not everyone does.
- hoi 8y agoReally depends on your definitionof social stratification. Traditional class values is correlated to wealth, but you could be not wealthy and still be considered upper class. e.g a Duke or Lord.