Reply #48: FYI

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found this info on the net:
"According to census data from 2007 income, the top 5% of the US population earns $177,000 per year or more. This is yearly income, not total wealth. Don't ignore their significant investments, business equity, real estate holdings and all their other assets.
In 1999, the top 5% of the US population held 68% of the nations financial wealth and 59% of the economy's net worth.

The bottom 20% holds statistically zero wealth.

The top 2% of the US population have a yearly income of $250,000 and up.

The top 1% have a yearly income of $12.7 million and up.


Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_salary_would_you_need_to_earn_to_be_in_the_top_5_of_wage_earners_in_the_US#ixzz1IeVruKuk"