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hughee99

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7. So how would one get from "not rich" to "rich"?

Reply to phasma ex machina (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 8, 2012, 12:30 AM

Sep 2012

It certainly isn't normal, or guaranteed in any way through effort, but it does happen. If someone starts out "not rich" how can they afford to "buy" luck?

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How Rich People Get Rich [View all] MrScorpio Sep 2012 OP

Rich people make (buy) their own luck so in reality 100% comes from merciless exploitation. nt phasma ex machina Sep 2012 #1

So how would one get from "not rich" to "rich"? hughee99 Sep 2012 #7

They find a wealthy patron who needs some dirty work done. Like Julius Caesar making his services phasma ex machina Sep 2012 #10

I was thinking about Michael Moore, hughee99 Sep 2012 #14

Touche. Allow me to roll back my cynicism a bit. phasma ex machina Sep 2012 #15

They inherit before they exploit usually. n/t brewens Sep 2012 #2

+1000 alittlelark Sep 2012 #3

This is the correct answer. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #4

That first one should read . . . HughBeaumont Sep 2012 #5

Show me a man who made a million from scratch and I'll show you a man who just dimbear Sep 2012 #6

The chart needs to include nepotism n/t drdtroit Sep 2012 #8

Inheritance. Theft. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #9

+1000 baldguy Sep 2012 #22

yeah, what about inheritance? hfojvt Sep 2012 #11

Small fry. How many trillions is Rockefeller or Rothschild worth? The wealthy that mass media never phasma ex machina Sep 2012 #12

so what if there are a few people who are even richer? hfojvt Sep 2012 #13

And I don't buy Forbes for a second. So, we'll just have to agree to disagree. phasma ex machina Sep 2012 #16

that's not much of an argument hfojvt Sep 2012 #19

Harlan Ellison? Mr. It's-not-SciFi-dammit? foo_bar Sep 2012 #17

How many trillions are in offshore trust fund accounts? phasma ex machina Sep 2012 #18

All three in that top diagram could be wedged into a 10% sliver of the bottom one. The Doctor. Sep 2012 #20

They make their money the old fashioned way...... Wounded Bear Sep 2012 #21