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0 pointsWalterBright4y ago0 comments

Gates/Allen/Bezos/Jobs/Ellison/Google/Netflix/etc did not inherit their wealth.

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Of the top 15, 5 inherited. You are right that billionaires are less likely to have inherited wealth.

...but they are still extremely likely to come from families with very strong political connections. Wealth is the byproduct.

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0 pointsWalterBright4y ago0 comments

Gates/Allen/Bezos/Jobs/Ellison/Google/Netflix/etc did not inherit their wealth.

Of the top 15, 5 inherited. You are right that billionaires are less likely to have inherited wealth.

...but they are still extremely likely to come from families with very strong political connections. Wealth is the byproduct.

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