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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only rich/wealthy people who annoy me are the ones who believe everyone could have what they have if they just "worked hard enough". That type of lack of nuanced thinking bothers me in anyone though. [/quote]

What about the people that did make it themselves? Came from nothing, worked for it, and succeeded? Why can’t they feel that way, it worked for them, it can work for others. [/quote]

My husband has a friend, we’ll call him Jim. Jim was smart and went to a good college but nothing extraordinary. He happened to be roommates with a guy who had a brilliant tech idea. They started a business right out of school, and while James was a hard worker, he freely admits all of the innovation was his roomate’s. After only about 3-4 years, the company sold and James’ portion was $50 million. He freely admits, his own words, he did nothing more to deserve that money than any other smart hard working white collar worker. He was simply friends with the right person at the right time.[/quote]

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