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Originally Posted by kidphilly
Agree - so there are 2 or 5 or 10 or even 75; out of millions and millions of people. more people get struck by lightning in these places than are billionaires. How does this really change anyone's life.
This is one of the more meaningless lists I see discussed on this forum; even a discussion of millionaires makes some sense in that it is some evidence of wealth within an area but these numbers aren't even rounding error they are so small.
LOL. I'm 100% sure if Philadelphia were somehere at the top (instead of the very bottom), this list wouldn't be meaningless.
This is just about "meaningless" as most threads on this forum.
That last point is fair, but honestly this is such small absolute number and impacts so few anywhere. I would be much happier if Philly was dead last on this metric but I was the sole Billionaire; today I have to share this with a few others
List is inaccurate, a lot of us Billys (that's what we call ourselves) refuse to participate in these as it seems a bit too vulgar to flaunt our wealth in this manner. We buy a couple hundred of the magazine subscriptions and they leave us alone for awhile. Ta Ta.
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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The original poster did a good job and I don't want to take anything away from that at all, but these were the only 4 places that I found that didn't go with his list (see below).
Chicago's at 20 (all in Chicago MSA), Houston's at 12 (11 in the city of Houston, 1 in The Woodlands, a suburb, all in Houston MSA), Milwaukee is at 4 (all in Racine County, WI which is in Milwaukee CSA), & Boston (His list of all in Boston CSA + 3 in counties added in NH & RI in the CSA).
And the average person in any metro in the united states is not rich either.
The premesis of this thread is about wealth, as in rich people, not the average person, there is a difference.
This list simply validates that DC doesnt have big wealth producing industry.
Who cares what this little thread is about? Nobody including youself is apart of nor do they contribute to any of these states Billionaire list, so like you said to KidPhilly "This thread is pointless". Are you a Billionaire? My guess would be no because Billionaires have lives and dont sit around wasting there lives typing lists of other billionaires on CD.
Who cares what this little thread is about? Nobody including youself is apart of nor do they contribute to any of these states Billionaire list, so like you said to KidPhilly "This thread is pointless". Are you a Billionaire? My guess would be no because Billionaires have lives and dont sit around wasting there lives typing lists of other billionaires on CD.
You still mad? Sure sounds like it because, most threads on this forum are nonsensical, but this one has you all riled up (probably because DC performs poorly - LOL)
Who cares what city in the United States is most powerful? You have an infinitely higher chance of becoming a billioniare than NYC and DC getting into a war. Will you ever be in the position to start wars (or whatever your retarded reasoning was for DC being the most powerful)? Billionaires are more common than the higher uppers in Washington. That didnt stop you from commenting about 100 times in that thread, now did it? LOL.
Again, this thread is about as irrelevant in the real world than the vast majority of threads on this forum, but this one is oh so irrelevant because you don't like the results. Hah!
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List is inaccurate, a lot of us Billys (that's what we call ourselves) refuse to participate in these as it seems a bit too vulgar to flaunt our wealth in this manner. We buy a couple hundred of the magazine subscriptions and they leave us alone for awhile. Ta Ta.
Actually your not too far off the mark.
The Bay Area for example has oh Id say about 20 people who are indeed Billionaires, like Marion and Herbert Sandler, like Bernard Osher, like Arthur Rock, like David Duffield and so on. But they are NOT listed by Forbes.
Forbes' only counts Billionaires who are still working. Not ones that have retired from work.
Why would I be mad? Neither you or me contributed anything to the list. Your praising other peoples wealth that would probably stick a middle finger up to you and call you a peasant in real life. Yeah that makes sense doesn't it?.
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sputnikkk Sure sounds like it because, most threads on this forum are nonsensical, but this one has you all riled up (probably because DC performs poorly - LOL)
Dude why are you so pumped up about a State that has Billionaires in them and your not even one of them. Atleast what I said made sense because when talking about Median Incomes, thats something that we all as American Citizens Contribute to. Not some useless Billionaire list that only has about 5 citizens from each state that contributes to the lis LOL.
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sputnikkkWho cares what city in the United States is most powerful?
Everybone, Duhh
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sputnikkk You have an infinitely higher chance of becoming a billioniare than NYC and DC getting into a war.
Actually theres about an equal chance of either one happening.
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sputnikkk Will you ever be in the position to start wars (or whatever your retarded reasoning was for DC being the most powerful)?
Thats Highly Possible, even more so than you becoming a Billionaire my friend. Even if I dont have those power's I could still Influence it. That kind of thing is done all the time (History tells us.)
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sputnikkkBillionaires are more common than the higher uppers in Washington.
Whaaaatttt??? Now you really sound like a retard and I can tell that you know nothing about Washington, DC. BTW The Richest State is a DC Suburb, so what are you talking about.
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sputnikkk That didnt stop you from commenting about 100 times in that thread, now did it? LOL.
Sure didn't and Im glad to see that your actually Clocking how many times I comment in a thread Mr. Watch Dog!
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sputnikkkAgain, this thread is about as irrelevant in the real world than the vast majority of threads on this forum, but this one is oh so irrelevant because you don't like the results. Hah!
And Im curious to know why your so in love with this list as if your actually apart of it. But you right tho, why would I care about a list that not only doesn't includes me, but the vast amount of the US Citizens you lame!
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. Your praising other peoples wealth that would probably stick a middle finger up to you and call you a peasant in real life. Yeah that makes sense doesn't it?
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