That's getting away from the point - which is that as an average American engineer, becoming wealthy enough to quality as a millionaire is not some impossible d

That's getting away from the point - which is that as an average American engineer, becoming wealthy enough to quality as a millionaire is not some impossible dream, but something easily achievable with discipline and frugality. This contradicts the argument that becoming wealthy is something only achievable to those who are incredibly lucky or already born in the right family, and that the masses are deludedly seeing themselves as "temporarily embarrassed millionaires" instead of poor victims requiring wealth redistribution. (Of course, a salary and careful investment will only get you so far - if you want to be staggeringly wealthy in a short amount of time, a high-risk but high-reward strategy such a startup is more appropriate.)