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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nice. There are [b]American families living off of money made a hundred+ years[/b] ago back when even the most ardent apologists will acknowledge how bad things were. But the fact their children can continue enjoying preferential treatment only elicits a sardonic wink.[/quote]

This doesn’t describe many. While it’s a common claim among African Americans, it doesn’t hold water. Studies of wealth in America show that most families pass little wealth to the next generation and of those who do it’s typically dissipated in the next generation. Even once-rich families like the Vanderbilts have lost their wealth. Overwhelmingly, today’s billionaires made their wealth through contemporary business pursuits - Gates, Buffet, Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos were not born billionaires nor have they benefited from the past slave trade.

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Funny how the topic is legacy families getting an admissions boost but then you avoid actually discussing that[/quote]

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