> billionaires at the top Peter Turchin's research indicates this is not a good description of where the lines are. The elites are roughly the top ten percent

> billionaires at the top Peter Turchin's research indicates this is not a good description of where the lines are. The elites are roughly the top ten percent and represent an important barrier. Billionaires are involved, but elites as a whole are more numerous and closer to the steep, stark social cliff face that defines the abyss.