are you the top 1 percent?

No, but I did have a discussion with a guy recently about the sheer amount of resource wealth available in this country. Just look at food alone. It's said when Gorbachev (Russian leader near end of Cold War) was given a tour in the US and brought to a grocery store, he commented on how they must have emptied the entire city of food in order to put on such a display. And just look at the amount of food that's thrown away without a second thought today. In stores (not considered to be fresh enough), in restaurants, at home. There was some video on a group that made their meals from the city's garbage. Not because they had to, but just to show how much is wasted.

In that regard we're not just wealthy, we are at the absolute top. Until the overuse of our natural water supplies comes to a head. Then we're in real trouble.

No. I am comfortable financially but I am no where near to being in the top 1 percent of the income earners. You won't find anyone on this site who is.

No On a world wide scale I barley fall into the top 5% of world population. Income wise.

That is a hard question to answer. There are so many variables that make

up the so called term. But I am close.

In the US no but in the world yes

I have family in that demographic.

However I am in the middle quintile

Edit for update: Well, I would be top .5% when you put it that way.

~Aizen

I'm upper middle class.

On Yahoo answers.......yes, I am.

I'm awesome!

"Yes", in the world as a whole. Certainly not in the USA.

Good points, although currently I have no job or car.