Posted By:
martindl
Hmmmm, Doug Allen uses the term 'wealthy' in a non-hobby newspaper article and people feel slighted?
I think some folks have lost perspective to what most people would consider wealthy. Only 17% of all U.S. housholds made $100,000 or more in 2005 - is that the 'wealthy' cut off point. 75% of all households made $77k or less.
Surely you can see that to most people anyone who purchases any item in a Mastro Auction that has a $100 minimum would likely be considered wealthy.
I'm in the 17% and don't consider myself wealthy, but I'm quite sure that most of America would.