10 1%ers Who Want You to Think They’re in the 99%

 

 

   
Class warfare is for real, and it’s time to pick a side.  You could throw in with the chateau dwellers, but chances are you’re with everyone else.  As the war of whines has progressed, not every 1%er is content falling into their allotted box, and some have stepped forward to prove they’re just regular folks like the rest of us.  Here are their stories. 
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