I don’t know many super-rich people. Where I grew up, if you had a house, a car, and a job, you were better off than most. Come to think of it, that still holds true today.
Occasionally, I would hear whispers: “That guy over there is a millionaire.” It was usually said about someone who owned a lot of land. The concept of anyone I anyone I knew ever becoming a millionaire seemed outrageous. Back then, a “thousand-aire” seemed to be a more realistic goal.
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