The woman who takes exception to the word "affluent" makes a point of placing herself at the "very, very bottom" of the one per cent.
Any possible principle of aid will either make unreasonable demands on the affluent (from their point of view), or pay inadequate attention to the basic needs of the destitute (from their point of view).
Still, it is hard to miss the point of the labour-shortage panic: affluent America is terrified by the prospect of increased bargaining power for working people.
The hotel became the focal point of the community and drew affluent guests with leisure time and discretionary income.
Attracting the best of the best — not just the best of the affluent — and letting them learn from one another is the whole point of a place like Amherst.
Many observers have pointed out that a certain kind of Sanders supporter usually affluent, almost always white, college-aged, and male has taken his aggressive proselytizing support of Sanders past the point of persuasion and into the realm of bullying.
Both had distinct yet complementary philosophies on the meaning of work that may help us understand why affluent knowledge workers, with above average pay cheques and already high standards of living, are slaving away to the point of burnout.
Rebecca Fisher, director of the local California Native Plant Society chapter, said mesa oaks appear in "the most highly buildable areas". Her husband, Rick, a horticulturist, landscape architect and also a member of the native plant society, pointed out an affluent neighborhood of broad lawns and meandering streets in northern Arcadia that he said is the heart of mesa oak country.
Her husband, Rick, a Monrovia horticulturist, landscape architect and also a member of the native plant society, pointed out an affluent neighborhood of broad lawns and meandering streets in northern Arcadia that he said is the heart of mesa oak country.
It is not by accident that the wide differences in income and living conditions between Hunter's Point area and more affluent neighborhoods of San Francisco are associated with a ten year difference in life expectancy.
