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Zuckerberg's bio on Wikipedia says that he is the son of a dentist and a psychiatrist. I'm sure there are plenty of Americans with wealthier or more connected
by dbecker 12y ago
Zuckerberg's bio on Wikipedia says that he is the son of a dentist and a psychiatrist. I'm sure there are plenty of Americans with wealthier or more connected families, and none of them have succeeded with their startup the way he has.
- petercooper 12y agoI'm sure there are plenty of Americans with wealthier or more connected families Sure, but only about 5%. The median salary for a dentist and a psychiatrist adds up to $333,000 which is the 95% percentile for household income today. A verrry long way from average.
- Retric 12y ago333k is well above most people in the top 5%. Just $166,200 = top 5%. 250K = Top 1.5% So, really we are talking about the top 1%. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affluence_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affluence_in_the_United_States