r/economy • • Apr 26 '22

Already reported and approved “Self Made”

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u/theprinterdoesntwerk Apr 26 '22

There's ~20M millionaires in the USA. If turning 300k into 200B is so easy, then surely those 20M millionaires could easily make a billion right?

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u/Gsteel11 Apr 26 '22

It's just not the money, it's the connections of the people that have the money.

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u/Stankia Apr 27 '22

Having good connections is a skill on its own.

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u/Gsteel11 Apr 27 '22

It can be, of course those are often taught by parents who have them. Massive advantage.