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<blockquote data-quote="BrownBrokeDown" data-source="post: 1198559" data-attributes="member: 46824"><p>To clarify for everyone else, I think what SmH is trying to say is that most millionaires and billionaires, even though it is 1st generation wealth, are born to situations where the family is a little better off than some other people. eg. they are born to a family that has an annual income of $75,000 vs someone else with a $35,000 income.</p><p></p><p>The problem with this, is that it is possible for someone born below the poverty level and the lower middle class, to work their way into that top 0.5%. It is harder (in my opinion) due to schooling costs, available schooling quality, etc, but it is doable. I was born to a lower middle class family, just high enough to get no assistance and having to live paycheck to paycheck. A little personal info to explain why I don't have as much sympathy for those that choose not to work their way out. I had the opportunities coming out of high school and chose beer and women instead. Now, I'm married, have kids, and having to work my way out again (2 jobs, waiting on that dream driver job, lol). It's about effort. There are oppurtunities out there, and not all involve a higher education.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownBrokeDown, post: 1198559, member: 46824"] To clarify for everyone else, I think what SmH is trying to say is that most millionaires and billionaires, even though it is 1st generation wealth, are born to situations where the family is a little better off than some other people. eg. they are born to a family that has an annual income of $75,000 vs someone else with a $35,000 income. The problem with this, is that it is possible for someone born below the poverty level and the lower middle class, to work their way into that top 0.5%. It is harder (in my opinion) due to schooling costs, available schooling quality, etc, but it is doable. I was born to a lower middle class family, just high enough to get no assistance and having to live paycheck to paycheck. A little personal info to explain why I don't have as much sympathy for those that choose not to work their way out. I had the opportunities coming out of high school and chose beer and women instead. Now, I'm married, have kids, and having to work my way out again (2 jobs, waiting on that dream driver job, lol). It's about effort. There are oppurtunities out there, and not all involve a higher education. [/QUOTE]
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