Lets not forget how "leveraged" plays into "rich".
A lot of people in our economy may seem wealthy (aka they have a lot of capital and credit to go acquire things) but in TODAY's economy, the only people who are truly rich are the ones with cash savings and security.
In the economy of yesteryear, people felt "rich" by leveraging every asset they had (their homes, retirements, etc) to get richer.
Unless they are a very successful business person, the people you probably think of as "rich" are only just highly leveraged.
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