[yarddog]

I am sure there are exceptions but most of the extremely wealthy people started off wealthy or moderately so. It was their Father or Grandfather who did the hard work. Making the first 10 million is much more difficult than making the last billion.

A good example is Howard Hughes.

[expatpat]

Some famous guy said once that getting the first million is difficult, but the second million is inevitable.

[Doe Eyes]

I am sure there are exceptions but most of the extremely wealthy people started off wealthy or moderately so.

J.R. Simplot is one of those exceptions. I had never heard of him until he died.

Enterpreneur J.R. Simplot Dies At 99