ReillyT
Senior Member
That is the main difference between rich and poor believe it or not. Those that got rich didn't care what obstacles were in the way. They don't sit and wait for people to present opportunities to them. They set a goal and come hell or high water they figure out a way to get there. All the policies you tout and all these new opportunities you say we need to present, none of the people with the actual drive give a rats ass about them. They have a fundamental understanding that it isn't anyone elses job to make them rich.
I think that is most assuredly false. I, by income bracket, qualify as the rich (though not super rich). Many of the friends that I have made in the last 5-10 years would also qualify (or come close to qualifying) as relatively wealthy. I got a good education, had a supportive family, and frankly, was lucky. I also worked hard, but that wouldn't have likely mattered but for the education, family and luck. Every friend that I have who is sitting in that top income bracket also had a reasonably good upbringing. A significant portion (majority) went to private secondary schools and universities. Not a single one grew up in a ghetto or inner city, or went to run-down and dangerous high school.
Just from my experience, I would say that those who succeed owe their success in large part to their background and a little bit of luck. If you really think that the main difference between those who succeed and those who fail is drive and willpower, you are living in a dream world.