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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
First, who is to say that top 10% percent refers to wealth and not income? Second, and more importantly, it doesn't matter.
Being in the top 10% (of income earners or wealth holders) means just what 10% implies - 10 out of 100 qualify. It doesn't matter whether you are talking about wealth or income; the top 10% is still 10 out of 100. It may be the case, as you say, that
But they are still just 10 out of 100. If you take a random group of 100 people, 10 of them will be in the top 10% of wealth. (And 10 will be in the top 10% for income, which may or may not overlap). In the US, 30 million people are in the top 10%. That's not a small number.
So, yeah, MR with its thousands of members is likely to have many people in the top 10% by wealth and by income. It would be highly unlikely for that not to be the case.
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Statistically I agree and it may be true, but many thousands go to McDonalds or Walmart or even to the foodbanks daily. Many thousands dig ditches, deliver flyers, clean toilets, or work at Walmart or McDonalds.
Doubtless a few of the wealthy top 10% are eccentrics and do these things, but I think not 10%.
Still the math is flawless and maybe someone should do a poll
Helen