It isn't about the relative perception of wealth of a low paid member of the working class, it's about the power that comes from being so rich that you can buy control over the direction of society.  The expensive toys like private jets, super yachts, mansions and AI data centers and rocket ships are symbols of the power and tools to exert power.  So what a Mickey D's employee thinks is rich s irrelevant.  What is relevant is the point at which you have enough wealth to begin to move in the circles where you can begin to influence the decisions that affect the direction of society.  When you have enough money to buy a $1M ticket to a Crypto Dinner at the WH, you're well into in that class.  When you    can spring for a junket to Vegas for your local State Assemblyman you're at the low end of the class.

Bezinga Finacial Services is a wealth management company that caters to this class of people, so they do research to identify their potential clients.  The numbers Ivy Grace put up identify their target clients and let their readers  who are still just climbing the ladder know how much it takes to be more than just another well off person with a big house and new Mercedes.

It's not a hard and absolute number because there are intangibles involved besides money, like family connections, your profession and education and your notoriety or fame that are involved also.  It's definitely more than just $1M though and less than $100M.  Depending on intangibles, in most cases probably $5-10M gets you to the bottom of the ladder in 2025 Amerika.

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