[Strangler Lewis]

Going by the United States, I'm going to say one to two percent. I think to be considered rich by fairly unremarkable American standards, you need to make enough money to be able to pay off a 1) reasonably nice home in a major metropolitan area; 2) be able to put two kids through four years of college at any school they can get into; 3) be able to take said family of four on one unskimping vacation a year and 4) actually afford to give ten percent of one's income to charities or family members. I would consider myself rich if I could do that. Since I don't especially care about gadgets, gizmos and new cars, I guess I'd be a bargain as a rich person.