• FlexibleToast@lemmy.world
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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.