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Re:People no longer believe working hard will lead to a bett... by imesh on Monday January 20, 2020 @12:48PM (#22100598)
I don't think of most millionaires as being particularly wealthy. Most millionaires are simply people who can retire at 60.
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Re:People no longer believe working hard will lead to a bett... by devcpp on Monday January 20, 2020 @12:57PM (#22100665)
Funny, because you'd be wrong about billionaires too, 69% of them are first generation https://www.cnbc.com/2014/10/03/two-thirds-of-billionaires-m...

So which is it?

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Re:People no longer believe working hard will lead to a bett... by viklove on Monday January 20, 2020 @02:54PM (#22101635)
Right, but how many of those billionaires started as millionaires (or were born into a millionaire family)? When you have generational wealth, it's much easier to take risks.
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Re:People no longer believe working hard will lead to a bett... by Dylan16807 on Monday January 20, 2020 @01:25PM (#22100915)
What do you mean 'which is it'? imesh didn't say anything contradictory.

But thank you for bringing some more relevant evidence.

It's good that inheritance seems to be less than half at all levels. But I'd still say getting it for free is 'best'.

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