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Most people who are rich got there by externalizing costs or by taking resources (rarely money; often land and social capital) that didn't belong to them, but w
by michaelochurch 13y ago
Most people who are rich got there by externalizing costs or by taking resources (rarely money; often land and social capital) that didn't belong to them, but whose legitimate owners (often the public) didn't have the ability to defend.
There are exceptions, but I doubt that they're more than 15%.
- danilocampos 13y agoCan you explain how you're certain that Tim Cook doesn't fit within the exceptions? You speak in the abstract, but this is a real case.
- elicash 13y agoHe was referring to the bidder, not Tim Cook. The bidder is the one gaining connections. But that's why it's an act of charity by Tim Cook, not by the bidder. It's like a bake sale -- it's the person making cupcakes that's donating to the cause, not the person stuffing their face.
- uptown 13y agoI'm pretty sure he's referring to the winning bidder with the "money they stole" comment.
- staunch 13y agoHave you bothered to actually do any research into this wild assumption? Or, as I suspect, does it just help you to feel better thinking that 85% of rich people "stole" their money?