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> That suggests that the simplest way to become extremely rich is by being born to the right parents. The second-easiest way is to find a rich spouse. Articles
by minikites 10y ago
> That suggests that the simplest way to become extremely rich is by being born to the right parents. The second-easiest way is to find a rich spouse.
Articles showing just how unattainable wealth is in the USA always remind me of this quote which seems to be the most concise summary of why many poor and middle class people vote against their own economic interests:
> Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
- ryandrake 10y agoIt's an old article but at the time 39% of Americans thought they either were or one day will be among the top 1% [1]. 1: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/12/opinion/the-triumph-of-hope-over-self-interest.html http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/12/opinion/the-triumph-of-hop...
- jasonlfunk 10y agoThe article isn't saying that wealth is unattainable, just that the wealth of the 1% is unattainable. A reasonable amount of wealth (middle/upper-middle class) is attainable. As other people have commented, most people don't care even to be in the 1%.