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In reply to the discussion: There are exactly two ways to get rich [View all]Incitatus
(5,317 posts)That doesn't mean people from lower and middle class can't become rich. One can become a doctor, surgeon, athlete, actor/entertainer without being a friend or family member of the rich. I don't think The founders of Google, Facebook and Ebay came from 1%er parents, middle class or upper class, maybe. I do believe beyond a certain point wealth is concentrated and tends to stay that way and it is a very difficult ceiling to crack unless you have family or make friends in that group. Maybe 1% of the 1% is self-made idk what the statistics are. Regardless, wealth disparity is the real issue. Maybe making the majority realize that becoming that wealthy is just a fantasy is s step toward solving that problem since so many in the lower classes defend the 1% that own over 42% of the wealth.