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Quote from the West Wing: "That is the problem with the American Dream. Makes everyone concerned for the day they're gonna be rich."
by rkangel 3y ago
Quote from the West Wing: "That is the problem with the American Dream. Makes everyone concerned for the day they're gonna be rich."
- ryandrake 3y agoI used to trot this URL[1] out a lot, but it's a pretty old survey now. In 2003, 39% of Americans believed that they either were(19%) or one day would be(20%) among the top 1% of earners. 1: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/12/opinion/the-triumph-of-hope-over-self-interest.html https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/12/opinion/the-triumph-of-ho...
- roenxi 3y agoThey might not be that wrong Article is paywalled, but I'd expect that a double digit % US citizens are in the top 1% globally. They're pretty wealthy. 1% is like 80 million people. That could translate to around 10% of the US. And the names of those 10% change as people earn more or less through their lives.
- ryandrake 3y agoSorry, it used to be non-paywalled. If I recall correctly, the question was scoped to the USA, so indeed 39% of USA people believed they were or would be in the top 1% of the USA.