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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I see it too. If not trust funds, the ability to get huge infusions of cash from family. Maybe inheritances sometimes. It is what it is. The main takeaway is that this is why you really can't judge a persons worth or success by their finances. There are people who work very hard every day of their lives, who do good and important work, and will never be more than middle class. And there are people who start out with so much money that they could do anything really, or nothing, and they wouldn't have to worry about things like affording college for their kids or how much inflation has raised the price of food.

I'm not even saying it's unfair. I mean, in a fundamental sense it is unfair because people start out life in such different positions, and the discrepancies often just widen as time goes on. But okay, so it's unfair. There's still nothing you can do about it. Except maybe remind yourself that simply having money is not an impressive thing in and of itself. It's just good fortune. Sometimes it's the result of hard work and ingenuity, in which case it is the hard work and ingenuity you ought to admire. But the money? It's just there. It has no moral value. But we forget this all the time.[/quote]

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