I reckon that a large proportion of the readers of this columnare too young to remember “The Millionaire,” a TVshow that premiered in 1955 and ran until 1961. The plot surroundeda guy who gave away a million dollars to people that he did notknow. The lucky “millionaires” were the Nouveau riche of their day,never having to work again since they were on easy street. Fast forward to today, and a million dollars, while not a small sumof money, is a starter account for some.

What got me thinking about this was an article this past Sundayin the New York Times reporting that wealth is nowbifurcated into the uber ultra-rich and the, justplain old rich. The boomingaviation and yacht markets arenow segregated into serving the top one-hundredth of one-percentversus the plain old rich.

The uber rich are driving long waiting lists for the largest andmost expensive jets, including jumbos, and yachts in the 250 to 500foot category. For example, Boeing has several orders from the“uber- ultras” for its 777-300ER jets that accommodate 400passengers, although I somehow doubt that they will be fitted outcattle-car style. I bet the “Haves,” who are stuck with tinylittle Gulfstreams, are really jealous of the Have-Mores!