Banks are also shifting their focus away from the mass market consumer toward the affluent.
There are a number of exceptions where the affluent are highly motivated to pay full freight.
By the end of the affluent '80s, a fringe culture was no longer possible.
Barack Obama, appealed to the polar opposites of Clinton's base: the young, the affluent and African-Americans.
"I don't feel right about spending in this environment" has become a mantra among the affluent.
You've probably heard that the new college tax breaks aren't meant for the affluent.
Although the affluent old like premium brands, particularly Mercedes, they tend to want smaller, cheaper cars.
However, sourcing the affluent for any quality professional service usually happens because of referrals.
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The affluent should still be able to cover the costs with income from pensions and investments.
That there will be some reduction in charitable giving by the affluent is highly probable.
The results, announced Wednesday, offer evidence that the affluent continue to spend despite an uncertain economy.
In cultures where the affluent are disdained as somehow stealing from their neighbors, wealth often stagnates.
Spitzer was raised in the affluent neighborhood of Riverdale in the Bronx, New York.
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How does raising tax rates on the affluent (and rich) hurt the working class?
"We want to offer the best card for the affluent traveler, " says Desiree Fish, a company spokeswoman.
Even midsize towns in the affluent West will have a growing range of international dining, often excellent.
If the affluent are agonizing over such questions, so, too, are Americans in general beginning to debate them.
The gruesome tale of murder in the affluent Delhi suburb of Noida has generated huge interest in India.
Only the affluent boroughs of Richmond and Kingston along the river to the west prevent the completion of the orange doughnut.
Obama views the United States of America as no better or worse than the affluent countries of Europe.
Authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation Friday for the affluent Ventura County community of Hidden Valley, northwest of Los Angeles.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, only about 42% of the affluent consider themselves to be aligned with the Republican party.
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So much for the destitute, the next question is how such a system would work for the affluent, O.
The automaker is launching and developing cars for the affluent as well as the more price sensitive Chinese customers.
In contrast to polls of the general public, Romney has no gender gap among the affluent who are likely voters.
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At its simplest, parenthood exposes even the affluent middle classes to public services, from hospitals to day-care centres or libraries.
The five-person operation, which is located next to a local pub in the affluent Silicon Valley town of Woodside, Calif.
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The affluent, massed or not, are a juicy advertising demographic for the many thriving luxury brands, which explains a lot.
This is because changing demographics mean that an ever-higher share of consumer spending is being done by the affluent over-45s.
So Republicans are generally the party of the affluent and aspiring, even if pockets of extreme wealth tend heavily Democratic.
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