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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.

If you are unaware that there are indeed people who think rich people are
dumb you need to know there are. Me for one. Plenty of people that are rich
are dumb too. In case you didn't know it, having money doesn't imply much of
anything about a person. Rich are no different than other people; they can
be dumb, smart, nice, mean, generous, stingy. You can't make any
pronouncements about the rich with any validity. But one thing is for sure,
plenty of people with lots of money are dumb. I know, I've met some of them.

Hawke