Moving to Lifestyles

Being a member of The Other 1 Percent really isn't so much about just money.  The One Percent may claim the same thing, but the reality is, their money is what sets them apart in the deep, deep belief of Capitalism.  I'm not holding that against them.  The 98% claim to have standards against The One Percent that would better serve all mankind.  To be honest, I would of course financially fit into the 98%, probably not even as high as the middle, but I simply do not share their priorities.  It's my personal belief that a sudden redistribution of wealth would result in the money migrating back to the same hands, once again in a very short time.  That thought is far from original.

Although I don't consider myself financially wealthy, I have invested in assets, rather than consumer goods.  That is a big difference between The One Percent and the 98%.  While the 98% claim The One Percent should be more giving, very few of the 98% are as generous with their own earnings as they expect the wealthy to be.  It's fairly safe to say, the 98% spends a larger percentage of their available cash on what they want for the short term, than the wealthy do, whom they are attacking.  It's just that the wealthy have more dollars to play with.  There are some in this country who inherited their money, but the self-made One Percenters paid a price that most of the 98% can't even imagine, much less willingly accomplish.

I can't relate to The One Percent.  Money doesn't seem like a security to me.  Stock investments are clearly in the control of the powers that be.  Gold and silver are only of value if there are buyers or those who will accept it in exchange of goods.  Paper and coins are not edible, the paper will burn, but not long enough to keep anyone warm.  Paper and coins are not substantial protection against the elements of nature.  The reality is, we live in a society in which the rich will remain rich, because they are in control of what is purchased, and most of the poor will remain poor, because they subsist on wages to purchase consumer goods, which are not assets.  There is no investment for gain in the financial choices of most of the 98%.

The main difference, as I understand it at this time, is the Other 1 Percent are drawing a different line between needs and wants, and investing toward that end.  The Other 1 Percent is a lifestyle, rather than just another percentage placeholder in the economic imbalance of our society.

The Other One Percent is moving to our Lifestyles Section and we're adding a link to a more mainstream concept in investments and business, just to stay abreast of where our economy is really heading.