Yeah, that's totally fair. I think I misunderstood because the word "rich" in that era was really reserved for people with butlers and yachts, and excluded those who were merely highly paid professionals like doctors and lawyers. But the word "rich" today is used somewhat differently, for most people it probably means to include highly paid professionals as well as CEOs and oil fortune heirs.
Also, at that time, there was not this extreme divergence in income that you have today. A lawyer might have made more money than a police detective, but the difference wasn't really that extreme and often these two people lived in the same neighborhood. Since that doesn't seem to be true anymore, it makes sense that the definition of "rich" has shifted.
Also, at that time, there was not this extreme divergence in income that you have today. A lawyer might have made more money than a police detective, but the difference wasn't really that extreme and often these two people lived in the same neighborhood. Since that doesn't seem to be true anymore, it makes sense that the definition of "rich" has shifted.