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On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:56:37 +1100, Terry Collins
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Well, the poor can always do what the rich did.

Start their own business, risk everything they own, and hope they
don't go belly up.

Would you care to provide the names of rich people who did this.
1) many rich kids actually fail repeatedly in their businesses.
2) rich kids are often propped up by mummy and daddy


Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Dave Thomas,. (of Wendy's fame. IIRC, he
was an orphan), Ray Kroc, (of McDonalds). Sam Walton.

A myriad of small business owners, especially immigrants, who own
chains of markets, bodegas, dry cleaners, etc.

3) rich people don't risk their money. they risk dumb schmucks money

No one ever said rich people were dumb.

Rick Bowen
Texas State Rifle Association
Life Member
lex talionis.


Gates and Allen were born stinking rich. The prep school they went to
costs more per year than Harvard. They are, in fact, the death of the
American dream. And thier product sucks, and costs the US, oh, say, a
trillion dollars in productivity a year. Not counting all the innovative
businesses they destroy.


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