...and where in the world do half of the 1% live? 
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/2012/01/04/news/economy/world_richest/chart-worlds-richest-one-percent.top.gif
Only make $1,225 a year?
Don't fret...
...you're the world's middle class.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/2012/01/04/news/economy/world_richest/chart-worlds-richest-one-percent.top.gif
Only make $1,225 a year?
Don't fret...
...you're the world's middle class.
In the grand scheme of things, even the poorest 5% of Americans are better off financially than two thirds of the entire world.
http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/04/news/economy/world_richest/index.htm