Quote Originally Posted by Sasquach991 View Post
IMO,

(1) The rich are rich because they keep doing the things that made them rich.
(2) The poor are poor because they keep doing the things that made them poor.
I believe these assumptions to be highly fallacious.

If I were from poorer origins, I would tend to find myself worse off. If I were from wealthier origins, I would tend to find myself much better off. If I happened to contract an expensive illness without insurance, I would very likely find myself perpetually broke. If I were to inherit a large sum of money tomorrow, I would very likely manage to maintain and enhance that wealth.

The difference between rich people and poor people is in bank account alone, not something innate in the process of the people.