[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

I disagree. People who become wealthy tend to understand a few things about money that the rest of us miss.

I bet if you took the richest 100 people, took away all their possessions and gave them $10,000 cash, 90 of them would be millionaires within a decade.

[stig]

I disagree. People who become wealthy tend to understand a few things about money that the rest of us miss. I bet if you took the richest 100 people, took away all their possessions and gave them $10,000 cash, 90 of them would be millionaires within a decade.

Some millionaires maybe. Back into the top 100? I doubt it. For every guy in the top 100 there were 1000 just as smart with just as much opportunity that didn't make it. And it wasn't that they didn't work hard. Also look at the top 100 how many really made it there from scratch? Very few. Many had a leg up from family wealth. There are exceptions of course but I would say a majority had a start the average Joe never had.