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That begs the question: What are multimillionaires doing with "trucks and vans"???
I'd imagine raising families, since they can afford it.
That doesn't seem to be the case.
There have been numerous global studies showing an inverse relationship between income and fertility rates. Higher income usually equals lower fertility. And we even see this pattern when comparing developed (rich) countries to underdeveloped (poor) countries... the same can be said for education, with higher education typically meaning lower fertility rates.
Granted, these studies tend to cap the high-end of the income spectrum to around $100,000, which is near poverty in 2024, but I'd be interested in knowing if millionaires are actually having so many kids that they need to justify a ~~sports car~~ van.
I think it's possible that generational wealth has become a factor in driving a larger wealth gap, especially looking at real estate.
I think there is a large reserve of boomer wealth that some millennials are starting to find themselves in possession of. Boomer parents' $50k bungalow is now worth $1mil. Their millenial kids still have a "work and have children mindset", vans and trucks are easily justified especially with those means. Maybe we'll see their grandkids slow down in having kids.