I disagree. The 1% is "quite rich." The 200k-400k income band is not the 1%. Like I said, the things wealthy people can afford are still out of reach.

There is a group of people who are not living paycheck to paycheck but who still need to work full time. That group is called the middle class.

>So your definition of "solidly upper class" is the top 10% of earners? That's a pretty loose definition IMO.

You stated that above. I'd say your definition here is quite a bit more "loose."