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tinrobot

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3. Every millionaire? Hardly.

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Mon Nov 13, 2023, 08:23 PM

Nov 2023

There are plumbers who are "millionaires", but let's just go with a few billionaires.

Steve Jobs adopted father was a machinist and car salesman.

Oprah Winfrey grew up poor, she's a billionaire.

JK Rowling also had a middle class upbringing.

Howard Schultz of Starbucks has a truck driver for a father.

Plenty more examples...

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Message auto-removed [View all] Name removed Nov 2023 OP

Whoever wrote this, he's wrong. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 #1

Jeff Bezos was born to teenage parents (19 and 17). BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2023 #2

Every millionaire? Hardly. tinrobot Nov 2023 #3

THIS. WarGamer Nov 2023 #4