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Nay

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4. It doesn't say what possibilities the researchers are investigating, but
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 11:39 AM
Feb 2016

surely a big part of why rich kids do so much better in life is the contacts they make as rich kids, plus the strings that parents can pull to get them the best internships, first jobs, etc. I personally never was able to get a truly well-paying job, despite a degree, until someone on the inside recommended me for it. It was all who you knew, not what you knew or what your resume said.

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