Expressions of Manticoran wealth

John Prigent wrote:Never mind the wealthy mega-rich. Just think of the sheer numbers of retired people who are 'comfortable' - owning the house, having no expensive tastes to spend on, living on a pension from investments made many years earlier and with enough spare free cash to not worry about sudden illness or other emergencies. There must be many of the Yeoman class in that situation, plus Zero-balance families that made good. I suspect that they're a significant voting bloc, but I wonder who they support.

Cheers

John

cthia wrote:Manticoran children are richer than the adults on many planets.

The true measure of Manticoran wealth is in the flaunts of their kids.

My very first car at 16 was a brand spanking new Volvo that I purchased with my own money and many adults were needlessly (IMO) and jealously pissed that a 16-yr-old would be driving a car like that.

They didn't realize that I, on the other hand, hated the car. It looked like a boxy tank! Which was why my parents INSISTED that ALL first cars had to be a Volvo -- take it or leave it. BECAUSE THEY ARE TANKS. Then after a year or two experience you could get what you wanted -- with your own cash. I could afford to buy my OWN car at 16 -- but still had to drive that tank! Only difference, is it was at least a new tank. Unlike my siblings.

What I wanted at 16, was an Alfa Romeo. Or a Porsche 924.

My parents said fine if I wanted to kill myself, driving a fast sports car with the experience of a newly minted teenage driver, but I wasn't going to be killing any of my sisters or cousins who at times would be riding with me.

DDHvi wrote:
Parents are supposed to have enough experience to be wiser than even bright kids. Yours qualify

Theemile wrote:

John Prigent wrote:Never mind the wealthy mega-rich. Just think of the sheer numbers of retired people who are 'comfortable' - owning the house, having no expensive tastes to spend on, living on a pension from investments made many years earlier and with enough spare free cash to not worry about sudden illness or other emergencies. There must be many of the Yeoman class in that situation, plus Zero-balance families that made good. I suspect that they're a significant voting bloc, but I wonder who they support.

Cheers

John

Actually, at this point I don't believe there are many "age" related retirees on Manticore or other advanced planets. The reason - Prolong has been available ~100 years and the last of the pre-prolong generation is just dying off (Like Jonus Adcock did in ~1913). A few will have emigrated from a planet where the therapies were introduced later or were too expensive for the masses, but the majority of Manticorians (currently) feel like they are 35 or less and will for some time, so the majority of Retirement in 1922 Manticore will be because someone is tired - tired of putting up with the corporate BS, that is. I have a feeling that such a retirement will usually be voluntary, temporary, and often repeated.

John Prigent wrote:That's exactly what I had in mind, Theemile: the number of people who don't actually need to work at all, and nothing to do with their ages irrespective of prolong. I was one here on Earth, taking my pension early and living with my wife quite happily in a house that was paid for and with enough income to enjoy treats and holidays. When I took local jobs it was for something to do, not because we needed the money.
Cheers
John

Theemile wrote:

John Prigent wrote:Never mind the wealthy mega-rich. Just think of the sheer numbers of retired people who are 'comfortable' - owning the house, having no expensive tastes to spend on, living on a pension from investments made many years earlier and with enough spare free cash to not worry about sudden illness or other emergencies. There must be many of the Yeoman class in that situation, plus Zero-balance families that made good. I suspect that they're a significant voting bloc, but I wonder who they support.

Cheers

John

Actually, at this point I don't believe there are many "age" related retirees on Manticore or other advanced planets. The reason - Prolong has been available ~100 years and the last of the pre-prolong generation is just dying off (Like Jonus Adcock did in ~1913). A few will have emigrated from a planet where the therapies were introduced later or were too expensive for the masses, but the majority of Manticorians (currently) feel like they are 35 or less and will for some time, so the majority of Retirement in 1922 Manticore will be because someone is tired - tired of putting up with the corporate BS, that is. I have a feeling that such a retirement will usually be voluntary, temporary, and often repeated.

cthia wrote:I'm not a multi-millionaire. Yet I do have several tens of millions of liquid assets lying around to play monopoly.

Sully wrote:
Really curious to see your definition of multi-millionaire if you can write those two sentences consecutively and honestly.

(And how you made a couple million before graduating college. As well as what currency we're talking. )

kzt wrote:

Sully wrote:
Really curious to see your definition of multi-millionaire if you can write those two sentences consecutively and honestly.

(And how you made a couple million before graduating college. As well as what currency we're talking. )

Contrary to what cthia thinks, college degrees are not essential for financial success.

kzt wrote:

Sully wrote:
Really curious to see your definition of multi-millionaire if you can write those two sentences consecutively and honestly.

(And how you made a couple million before graduating college. As well as what currency we're talking. )

Contrary to what cthia thinks, college degrees are not essential for financial success.