What's with the lack of luxury in this area? (home furnishings, Wal-mart)

[adelphi_sky]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

A Ferrari just passed me on Walnut Street.
My Ford chuckled.

No joke. On our way to the Outer Banks from Raleigh on I-64, we saw a McLaren. Out of nowhere. IT was a nice surprise.

[From66to40]

Originally Posted by zitsky

I'm surprised that someone signs up for this website just to stir the pot.

If you're interested in luxury, read this article.

Interesting; my grandmother's family was from Prato.

[paytonc]

Came across this list of MSAs ranked by income inequality while looking up something else. To be a 1%er in metro Raleigh takes $866,658 in income; compare that to $1,312,097 in Charleston SC or $989,409 in Charlotte.

https://www.epi.org/publication/inco...us/#epi-toc-20
(Norfolk and Riverside-San Bernandino are the only large cities ranked lower than Raleigh in inequality.)

[wheelsup]

Originally Posted by paytonc

Came across this list of MSAs ranked by income inequality while looking up something else. To be a 1%er in metro Raleigh takes $866,658 in income; compare that to $1,312,097 in Charleston SC or $989,409 in Charlotte.

https://www.epi.org/publication/inco...us/#epi-toc-20
(Norfolk and Riverside-San Bernandino are the only large cities ranked lower than Raleigh in inequality.)

That's not really what that means. They averaged the top 1% income earners...that isn't really the correct way to do that. What they should've done is ranked households by income and found the one right at 99%. That would be the cutoff of what it takes to "make it" into the 1%. The guy making $20m will skew the rest of the list.

[static_g]

Originally Posted by adelphi_sky

No joke. On our way to the Outer Banks from Raleigh on I-64, we saw a McLaren. Out of nowhere. IT was a nice surprise.

One at our Harris Teeter recently. I just assumed it belonged to Tim Sweeney

I see Ferraris pretty frequently, usually near Whole Foods in Waverly.

[Corgi Dad]

Saw an orange Lambo spyder on Lynn Rd. yesterday. Horrible color but a nice car. And somebody was asking if he would stand out if he drove a 3 year old Lexus?

[michgc]

If you look at Table B3 of that link, it shows the threshold one needs to be in the top 1% of income in their metro region (these are 2013 numbers).

1. Jackson, WY metro area with a needed income of $1.650 M to be in the top 1%
5 San Jose metro area $965K
8. San Francisco metro $785K
15. NYC metro $672K
21. DC metro $575K
28. Austin metro $543K
29. Chicago metro $524K
31. LA metro $513K
32. Miami metro $511K
59. Raleigh metro $444K
66. Durham metro $438K
68. Charlotte metro $434K

[wheelsup]

Originally Posted by michgc

If you look at Table B3 of that link, it shows the threshold one needs to be in the top 1% of income in their metro region (these are 2013 numbers).

1. Jackson, WY metro area with a needed income of $1.650 M to be in the top 1%
5 San Jose metro area $965K
8. San Francisco metro $785K
15. NYC metro $672K
21. DC metro $575K
28. Austin metro $543K
29. Chicago metro $524K
32. Miami metro $511K
59. Raleigh metro $444K
66. Durham metro $438K
68. Charlotte metro $434K

That makes a lot more sense.

[Canes2006Champs]

Luxury is only for them fancy northern cities. Here in podunkville we like to shop at the Wal-Marts and them thrift shops that rapper fella Macklemore sings about. Bargains y'all!

[itsmostlikely]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

Meh.
Give me a Moon Pie and a pint of Maaola and I am living luxuriously.

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