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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most of us worked hard in school, spend years in college and graduate school and put in long hours at work. It isn't that hard of a formula.

Also, your anger is directed at people who are WORKING for money. Maybe you should redirect it to people who either aren't working and living off the system or those not working and living off trust funds. [/quote]

You are completely disregarding all the things you had in  your favor before you worked hard.  So many people never have the chance to go to college AND graduate school no matter how hard they are willing to work.

I always have to laugh at how "hard" rich people think they work when there are so many scraping by doing truly hard labor and often multiple jobs.

The responses to this thread just confirm what OP is saying, all these wealthy people who truly believe that all their wealth is 100% earned and because they *deserve* it.  They have convinced themselves of this and will rationalize their worthiness to their dying day.  To admit it was largely based on luck, be it in life events or the family they were born in to, would require them to face the fact that they aren't special and deserving.

Some of it is people who really want to be rich are willing to do work that others would find morally repugnant.  I'd really rather make less and feel I'm a good person not profiting off the backs of other people who really put in the labor or shady real estate deals or legal work that undermines the environment but pays big bucks... on and on.

Lots of rich people are just willing to do questionable things others aren't.[/quote]

If you were born in this country and are able bodied, you have no excuses. You are already in better position than the majority of people in this world. There are people who are literally dying to come to this country while you sit and whine. You’re poor because you think that you’re owed something by being born an American. You want good healthcare? Go work in an office for a large company. “But that’s no fun! I shouldn’t have to do that”. That will be your response, because it’s not fun to work a steady and boring 9-5 job. It’s nobody’s fault but your own that you didn’t get a decent education. I went to crap public schools and a state school for college and make 6 figures. Nobody puts a gun to your head and tells you to take out $100k in student loans. Go to community college and work if you can’t afford a private college. Cant afford a house in DC? There are plenty of other places in the US where housing is more affordable. [/quote]

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