How much do you have to make to get into the top 1 %?

[lawgator1]

Occupy Wall Street: Who is the top 1% for income? - Oct. 20, 2011

Interesting stuff. Takes $343,000 a year to meet minimum threshold, although the average is just shy of $1 million a year.

The top 1 % make 17 % of the entire national income, and pay 37 % of the taxes.

The OWS folks may be onto something in the one industry in particular accounts for 14 % of the 1 %: finance exces working on Wall Street.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

Why does it matter what other people make? I dont care how much my neighbor to the left or right of me makes. It doesnt bother me that the person sitting next to me in a traffic jam makes $1 Million per year. Thats great for them, Congrats. If they are upset that the CEO of their bank makes $25 million then move your money to a differnet bank

 

[MG1968]

The top 1 % make 17 % of the entire national income, and pay 37 % of the taxes.

how much more should they pay in order for you and OWS to consider it "fair"?

 

[lumberjack4]

Protests Target 'One Percent,' But Who Exactly Are They?

A category called “executives, managers and supervisors (non-finance)" make up the greatest concentration in this group at 6.35 percent. Financial professionals are next at 2.77 percent, while doctors make up 1.85 percent and lawyers 1.22 percent.

The rest of the table shows a wide variety of skills, from real estate professionals to celebrities, from government workers to farmers and pilots, each comprising about 0.5 percent of the 1 Percenters.

Looks like the 1% is a very diverse group

 

[T-TownVol]

"interesting stuff"..........only to people with no life or ambition

 

[dreVol]

The top 1% shoulders 37% of income taxes. That leaves 52% paying the remaining 63% of income taxes, since 47% don't pay income tax. Is that right?
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[volinbham]

Occupy Wall Street: Who is the top 1% for income? - Oct. 20, 2011

Interesting stuff. Takes $343,000 a year to meet minimum threshold, although the average is just shy of $1 million a year.

The top 1 % make 17 % of the entire national income, and pay 37 % of the taxes.

The OWS folks may be onto something in the one industry in particular accounts for 14 % of the 1 %: finance exces working on Wall Street.

37% of taxes on 17% of income - hmmmm

Docs are better represented than WS execs - better protest them.

Lawyers are highly represented - better protest them.

 

[T-TownVol]

they ARE on to something LG........wealth envy/class warfare!

 

[vols4sure]

And here I was falsely believing I was part of the 1% as they definitely don't represent my beliefs.

 

[KiffinKiller]

And here I was falsely believing I was part of the 1% as they definitely don't represent my beliefs.

unsure of what you mean. If you're going on opinions here - it's a small and select sample size.

 

[vol_in_ar]

Occupy Wall Street: Who is the top 1% for income? - Oct. 20, 2011

Interesting stuff. Takes $343,000 a year to meet minimum threshold, although the average is just shy of $1 million a year.

The top 1 % make 17 % of the entire national income, and pay 37 % of the taxes.

The OWS folks may be onto something in the one industry in particular accounts for 14 % of the 1 %: finance exces working on Wall Street.

I sure would like to be in that 1%..$340K a year is a nice lifestyle

 

[vols4sure]

unsure of what you mean. If you're going on opinions here - it's a small and select sample size.

Don't they claim to represent the 99 percent?

 

[Weezy]

Wonder how many are Jewish...Can we get an interactive chart for that?


edit: Better clarify this one.... /OWS'er

 

[KiffinKiller]

Don't they claim to represent the 99 percent?

sorry. misunderstood which group you were talking about.

 

[milohimself]

If you have to ask how much you have to make, you aren't in.