The rich have been getting richer at an amazing rate over the last 5 decades. People who suffer from conservatism like to blame their lack of money on taxes which they blame in turn on people who are even poorer than them. A recent Mother Jones article sums it up: “The richest 1 percent of…
Businessweek Says Most Wealth Comes from Pure Luck
The myth says that wealthy people become wealthy by hard work and are, therefore, entitled to their wealth. That myth appears to have been busted though. According to Businessweek a person may become successful and achieve some amount of wealth through hard work, but the very wealthy usually get there by pure luck and circumstances…
Businessweek Says Most Wealth Comes from Pure Luck
The myth says that wealthy people become wealthy by hard work and are, therefore, entitled to their wealth. That myth appears to have been busted though. According to Businessweek a person may become successful and achieve some amount of wealth through hard work, but the very wealthy usually get there by pure luck and circumstances…