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Re:Under 30-year sentences: why so many of Forbes’ young her... by pg938hkd on Friday April 07, 2023 @10:27AM (#35481915)
Most people who are that rich engage in some sort of lawbreaking behavior to get there. Those that rose slower were able to build a history of political contributions and buy influence to protect against prosecution. If you rose to greatness in 5 years you are likely to get exposed and have not enough favors owed to get out of prosecution
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Re:Under 30-year sentences: why so many of Forbes’ young her... by prottog on Friday April 07, 2023 @11:14AM (#35482426)
> Most people who are that rich engage in some sort of lawbreaking behavior to get there.

That's a strong claim. Can you back it up?

I'd say the more accurate view of the newly-minted rich of this type in the past decade is paper wealth, not marked to market, enabled by loose monetary policy. Forbes considered Elizabeth Holmes a billionaire less than ten years ago, but since then revised it down to zero.

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