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		NeoBasilisk on Oct 16, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Americans Now Need at Least $500k a Year to Enter ... You don't need an "absurd" amount of income to be in the top 1%.

FreedomToCreate on Oct 16, 2019 [–]

Isn't this subjective. For someone who has a pathway to earning 500K (they and there spouse both work at FAANG) its not that absurd, but for 99% of people it is because almost everyone has no path to earning that much.

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