Who is rich and who is poor is not black and white

There is a significant chance that you will be both in your life time. Here’s a link to the percentage chance that your household will spend at least two years at the top 20%, top 10% and bottom 1% of household incomes in your lifetime.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2014/05/05/308380342/most-americans-make-it-to-the-top-20-percent-at-least-for-a-while