Post Ak04ah8IVySAlZWtou by pamela6591@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #Ajzx44zq4PzHXh4e92 by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2024-07-16T19:46:26Z
       
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       We were having a discussion on tumblr about what people consider "wealthy" people threw out all kinds of numbers and criteria.  But I have a simple definition.A person is wealthy if they can afford full-time staff. That is, if you can pay the year-long salary for someone. That's "wealthy""obscene wealth" is if the number of staff is greater than two per member of your household. That's too much power over other people. (running a company isn't always the same thing, but it can be.)
       
 (DIR) Post #AjzxJc7bC5OOcd6wRE by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2024-07-16T19:49:13Z
       
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       Pica is wealthy- but she doesn’t pay us so IDK if it counts.
       
 (DIR) Post #AjzxvO6rjoNiAYmQRk by thepoliticalcat@mastodon.social
       2024-07-16T19:55:57Z
       
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       @futurebird No. She's not sharing the wealth, so it doesn't count.
       
 (DIR) Post #AjzyHEWY3fRqoJD3Sa by Apiary@mastodon.social
       2024-07-16T19:59:58Z
       
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       @futurebird thanks for this metric. I like how flexible it is.
       
 (DIR) Post #AjzytSmRVANI1usDGy by VirginiaHolloway@urbanists.social
       2024-07-16T20:06:54Z
       
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       @futurebird  I believe I saw once that Robert Reich defined wealth as not having to think/worry about purchasing things you needed when you needed them.   I find that useful because it’s elastic and takes into consideration that someone who needs less can be “wealthy” without having X dollars.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ajzz0VrsQ7NZdJmDui by justafrog@mstdn.social
       2024-07-16T20:08:11Z
       
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       @futurebird I always figure you don't count as wealthy or even well-off if you can't quit your job and go play for a year.If you have to show up or get wrecked, you're just working class.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ak00BQq5YdFRAyi8Ia by aprilfollies@mastodon.online
       2024-07-16T20:21:22Z
       
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       @futurebird I can get behind this definition.  Though I will continue to hold that “more than one house (residence)” also qualifies.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ak00MLZVTxFI1b9wwa by pamela6591@mastodon.social
       2024-07-16T20:23:18Z
       
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       @futurebird Wealthy?Anyone who doesn't clean their own toilet is out of my league.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ak02kMq8cOMUogWJSC by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2024-07-16T20:50:04Z
       
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       @setsly It depends on the purpose of the definition.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ak03Tbig8u4pzpbSl6 by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2024-07-16T20:58:14Z
       
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       @pamela6591 This was the definition I started with, but I wanted to exclude people who need home aid help because they just can't do some chores. Normally, someone will come by and clean twice a week in such cases and that person isn't working full time for just one person.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ak04ah8IVySAlZWtou by pamela6591@mastodon.social
       2024-07-16T21:10:40Z
       
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       @futurebird It would appear, then, there are no clear lines one can draw between the haves and the have nots. 🙂
       
 (DIR) Post #Ak06DIL2jXZ57ESe6C by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2024-07-16T21:28:52Z
       
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       @kdund And exposure?(exposure to Pica. I suppose I should be thankful. )
       
 (DIR) Post #Ak075D9cDzmAfrpDua by Cotopaxi@mstdn.social
       2024-07-16T21:38:42Z
       
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       @futurebird Most of my working life, I struggled to make ends meet. Rich people, to me: afford to eat out at least once a week; routinely afford fresh whole foods and meat; can vacation at least once a year; buy new clothes each year, sometimes several times a year; have more than two or three pairs of shoes that they can replace before they're falling apart; don't rely on home baking, arts and crafts, for Christmas gifts; never have to choose between paying bills or medical need; more such.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ak09rj5syaAVXgLH4i by llewelly@sauropods.win
       2024-07-16T22:09:52Z
       
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       @futurebird that's what she says, but what if she lost it all on catnipcoin and can't admit the truth?
       
 (DIR) Post #Ak0AE82itfxTI6XrUG by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2024-07-16T22:13:55Z
       
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       @llewelly She is so sketch. She's lucky she's so cute.