So just who is the 99%?

[Ed Anger]

Crap. 98%. Also the thing called me Adolf Hitler.

[Martinus]

To seriously answer the question, Joan, Martinus and Peter probably are, but I doubt anyone else.  Maybe Malthus, but it's hard to have substantial net assets when you spend money like that.

Joan has proper economic views, though, so he's honorary.

Uhm no. There was a thread in the back room about it. I definitely do not make $500k per year (I wish I did). 

[Valmy]

Crap. 98%. Also the thing called me Adolf Hitler.

Are you going to be joining the protests now?  They could use a charismatic leader to lead them.

[Barrister]

To seriously answer the question, Joan, Martinus and Peter probably are, but I doubt anyone else.  Maybe Malthus, but it's hard to have substantial net assets when you spend money like that.

Joan has proper economic views, though, so he's honorary.

Uhm no. There was a thread in the back room about it. I definitely do not make $500k per year (I wish I did). 

But is your income in the top 1% for Poland?

[Ed Anger]

Crap. 98%. Also the thing called me Adolf Hitler.

Are you going to be joining the protests now?  They could use a charismatic leader to lead them.

Only if they shower and join my compound.

[Zanza]

Based on the WSJ thing you need an income of about $550,000 or assets worth $8.4 million to belong to the 1%.

[Martinus]

Incidentally, it's rather retarded that these figures are given per household and not per capita. 

[DGuller]

But is your income in the top 1% for Poland?

Unclogging 20 British toilets in a year would put you in the top 1% in Poland.

[Martinus]

To seriously answer the question, Joan, Martinus and Peter probably are, but I doubt anyone else.  Maybe Malthus, but it's hard to have substantial net assets when you spend money like that.

Joan has proper economic views, though, so he's honorary.

Uhm no. There was a thread in the back room about it. I definitely do not make $500k per year (I wish I did). 

But is your income in the top 1% for Poland?

Well, let's see. Apparently, there are about 25 million production-age Poles (i.e. not counting retirees and children). The top 50,000 are considered top earners. To get into that group you need to earn 40% of what I earn.

[DGuller]

   Was that a "yes" or a "no"?

[Martinus]

  Was that a "yes" or a "no"?

[Ideologue]

To seriously answer the question, Joan, Martinus and Peter probably are, but I doubt anyone else.  Maybe Malthus, but it's hard to have substantial net assets when you spend money like that.

Joan has proper economic views, though, so he's honorary.

Uhm no. There was a thread in the back room about it. I definitely do not make $500k per year (I wish I did). 

Hey, I was only complimenting you using the metric you seem to be most fond of.

[Martim Silva]

The bar seems to be set at an oddly low level.

Over here, if you main source of income is a *salary*, then you're not part of the 1%, period.

[Capetan Mihali]

I don't know much about the Occupy Wall Street group(s), but I see no reason why the 99% figure should be assumed to be about income rather than total wealth.     Unless some spokesperson has said as much...

[garbon]

The bar seems to be set at an oddly low level.

Over here, if you main source of income is a *salary*, then you're not part of the 1%, period.

Indeed. I hear welfare is great in Portugal.