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Most people in the highest net worth lists are self made. Inheritance doesn't help you that much if you are retarded. Mostly it's gone in one or two generations.


This is basically just rich people propaganda, and it's straight up not true.

The majority of the top 400 richest inherited at least 1 million.

And of the ones who did not inherit that much, often they were given that kind of money as seed money from family.

Straight up 20% of the top 400 richest were literally born in the top 400.

Knock it off with this self-made malarkey. It's just not true.




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