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"Right now, 6 of the 10 richest people in America are proud college dropouts. The other 4 inherited their wealth. Hell, Dakota Fanning has made more money than
by andreyf 19y ago
"Right now, 6 of the 10 richest people in America are proud college dropouts. The other 4 inherited their wealth. Hell, Dakota Fanning has made more money than most people will make in a lifetime and she's still in middle school."
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- portLAN 19y agoProbably Forbes. The 4 are the Waltons, of WalMart fame. As for the others: Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Larry Ellison, Michael Dell, and Sheldon Adelson. Warren Buffet did get a degree, so actually of the top 10 (2006 list) it's 1 degree, 4 inherited, and 5 drop-outs. Buffett was already an entrepreneur with several revenue streams and felt college would be a waste of time, but he went because his father wanted him to. And of course Steve Jobs dropped out (and started attending only the classes that piqued his interest), and Woz didn't get his degree until after Apple.