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8. It's relative. Relative to where and how you live.

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 11:25 PM

Feb 2013

All three of your "criteria" could be true for someone with a net worth of $10.

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Deep reflection time: what's "rich"? [View all] jmowreader Feb 2013 OP

Certainly the top 1% of the wealth distribution is rich. And wealthy. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #1

I wonder how many of those are paper rich jmowreader Feb 2013 #4

+1 HiPointDem Feb 2013 #3

Chris Rock has a point of view on this. NSFW but very funny CincyDem Feb 2013 #6

Shaq is rich, but the white man who signs his checks is wealthy NightWatcher Feb 2013 #7

It's relative. Relative to where and how you live. geckosfeet Feb 2013 #8

Maybe not $10 jmowreader Feb 2013 #9

I am inclined to use net worth as a measure as well. geckosfeet Feb 2013 #11

+1 nt laundry_queen Feb 2013 #14

Pretty much everyone I saw at the Oscars. Zax2me Feb 2013 #12

Rich laundry_queen Feb 2013 #13