"true wealth’ starts at a hefty $10 million"- refered to THE FIL

Somewhere in the world, 100-foot yachts are derided as ‘dinghies’ ... and ‘true wealth’ starts at a hefty $10 million. That's ‘Richistan’. The term, which journalist Robert Frank defines as a ‘parallel country of the rich,’ is also the title of his new book about its inhabitants, whom he calls Richistanis. The book got its start in 2003, when Frank, who reports for The Wall Street Journal, picked up a fresh, full-time beat: the new rich..... From 1995 to 2003, the number of millionaires in America doubled. During the same period, the number of households worth $5 million, $10 million and $25 million, respectively, all doubled. In 2005 alone, America minted 227,000 new millionaires." (USA Today, 17 June) As you are reading this in the Socialist Standard and not the Wall Street Journal it is unlikely you belong to Richistan, you are more likely to be a subject of Povertistan.

link: http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/aug07/page20.html

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• refered to "THE FILTHY RICH", US Today, 17 June -gzlady- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/11/2007 postreply 17:30:42

• 呵呵，硅谷的好像后边还得加一两个零 -clipmom- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/11/2007 postreply 19:10:08

• 看来大家的标准都很高:).那FANFAN的BF到底算不算有钱人呢? -disodoso- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/11/2007 postreply 20:33:10

• my bf's net income is $40 m. not super rich, but rich -fanfan88- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/12/2007 postreply 06:51:05

• $40M per year? -disodoso- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/12/2007 postreply 06:53:22

• You are very good at lying. -mooncutie812- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/12/2007 postreply 07:55:13

• If u want to lie, at least make up a believable number. -mooncutie812- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/12/2007 postreply 08:00:17