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Re:Why So Many Rich People Don’t Feel Very Rich by cobralibre on Tuesday January 11, 2011 @01:58PM (#2093025)
Purely anecdotal, but many such risk-takers that I have known were able to mitigate their risk because of familial support mechanisms. Which is to say that while a certain amount of hard work and courage is crucial, it doesn't hurt to have rich parents.
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Re:Why So Many Rich People Don’t Feel Very Rich by RickRoll on Tuesday January 11, 2011 @02:17PM (#2093075)
>> mitigate their risk because of familial support mechanisms

Or society support mechanisms - many ppl in say Scandinavia use the two or more years of high unemployment benefits to start a business risk-free. Actually in Norway, to stimulate entrepreneurship, they would pay those benefits for the 1st six month of new company operation (to the owner).

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