Well, the current poverty line for individuals is about $12k per year. Making that for about 80 years is about $1M in a lifetime. So the numbers quoted represen

Well, the current poverty line for individuals is about $12k per year. Making that for about 80 years is about $1M in a lifetime. So the numbers quoted represent living at about 3x to 5x the poverty line on average. Or something like $35k-$70k per year, which seems doable with a fair amount of comfort (especially at the high end of that range) in most parts of the country.