Rich,
That is exactly what I said. It is easier for someone to live a nice lifestyle using less money if they make $150K/year than someone making $30K/year.
We, as a society, have been brainwashed that anyone can be rich,m just bad decisions keep those that are down, down. That is only partly true.
Someone that is making $150K/year can live a great lifestyle if they lived like they made only $75K/year. They could afford anything they wanted at any time.
In my area, if you made only $75K/year, you could live in the suburbs on 1 acre of property in a 4000 sq foot home driving 2 new cars.
Someone making $30K/year in this same area gets to sleep with the soothing sounds of stray cats, screaming adults, gunshots, and gang fighting.
Yea, we in the upper-middle class, see those in the lower ghetto neighborhoods that have PS3's, XBox 360's, big screen TV's, etc. That may be true with some peple, but it is not the norm. Most people that live in area's like that do not have that. They do not have an XBox, Playstation, or many of them do not have a TV.
How do I know? I grew up in those neighborhoods.
Someone making $30K/year will have a hard time making ends meet.
So, yes, those that make $30K/year need that money to help feed thier family. Those that make $150K/year could spend half of what they make and still live a better life than someone making $30K/year.
Tom