Stephan:   In talking with people recently I realized most of us don't really seem to have a clear picture as to what qualifies one for the top 1%. Here are some facts. You can click through to Pew Research, the link is below, to get a more detailed assessment, however, I wanted the simplest presentation of the threshold. This confusion reminded me that when asked what was the difference between a typical corporate CEO's income and that of an average worker in that corporation most thought the CEO got about 35 times more than the worker. In fact the correct answer is 350 times more. This leads me to think that the reason we don't see more social unrest about wealth inequity, and why middle class people continue to vote for corrupt politicians who actively work against the ordinary person's interest, is that most people don't really appreciate the dimensions of this issue.