"Hawke" wrote in message
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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

So you have met lots of lottery winners....money today, gone tomorrow.
Even when they do get their hands on a bundle they don't have the sense to
hang on to it far less increase the size of the bundle. Your points about
rich people are true. Some are smart, nice, generous others are the direct
opposite.