• RGB3x3@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    To be honest, all those tests plus a net worth requirement under 1 million (including their home value) would be nice too.

    We need people who actually know what it’s like to live like everyone else.

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      1 year ago

      I know I’m upper middle class, but $1 million sounds too low these days. Especially if you want someone highly educated. I just had a state university education and military experience and with the rate I’m saving for retirement I’m protected to be more than that $1 million. I’m not trying to brag, I’m trying to say that I hope the people running the country would be better educated and more qualified than me.

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        1 year ago

        Just an example number. That’s still really high compared to the median net worth of the US being $141,000. And the 90th percentile household wealth was 1.4 million in 2020.

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          1 year ago

          Yes, but I do want the people running the country to be in the top 10 percentile at least as far as qualifications go. Which doesn’t always translate to wealth, but has a pretty strong correlation.

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      1 year ago

      1 million might be a tad on the low side. If you own a nice 3 bedroom 2 bath family home depending on location that could be $500k or even $700k all on its own. It doesn’t take much to get to 1 million from there. Toss in a couple nice but not fancy cars and that’s another $50k easily if not $100k, then the value of all your other possessions, and maybe a decent retirement account and you’re basically there.

      2 million on the other hand, and that’s well into “rich” territory (but sadly barely even moves the needle of the ultra wealthy like the Koch brothers or Jeff Bezos).