Yes. But it does not change the final result: lineage has a huge influence on financial success. There's pros and cons on the various ways they can happen, but

Yes. But it does not change the final result: lineage has a huge influence on financial success. There's pros and cons on the various ways they can happen, but it does not change the fact that the kid of several generations of successful/influencial/rich/whatever people will do better for themselves on average than someone fleeing a poor country who just came in this one.