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> Rich people don't get that way without providing something people want. Thanks for the laugh. So what did the six Walmart billionaire heirs provide?
by jellicle 14y ago
> Rich people don't get that way without providing something people want.
Thanks for the laugh. So what did the six Walmart billionaire heirs provide?
- snowwrestler 14y agoNothing, obviously, but most people who are rich in the U.S. did not inherit their wealth.
- analyst74 14y agoThat may be true in the past, but according to study, who your parents are matters more in US than in most other developed countries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_mobility http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_mobility
- snowwrestler 14y agoFactors that improve social mobility are not the same thing as inheriting an immense wealth. Bill Gates benefited tremendously from the good financial position of his parents, but his immense wealth came from his own work starting and building Microsoft.
- squozzer 14y agoThey provided their parents with some happiness and peace of mind. Maybe.