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Old 05-25-2008
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Re: Economic Poverty and Wealth

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Originally Posted by Georgerufus View Post
What a rampant over simplification.

Maybe you should build a time machine and lecture the slaves that built the pyramids on how they should work harder so they can become more than slaves.

Hard work is only one of many variables that will determine a person position in society a financial status.

'work hard' what a joke more like - work hard and have the finances to go to college, and be in the right place and the right time, and happen to fit in the with company culture, and pick a field in high demand, and start your own business and prey their is no recession

luck and chance are the bigger part of most people's lives

Bad analogy. Slaves were forced to work at swordpoint, with no influence over their own life. Workers in the US work by choice and have infinite influence on their work.
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