Black Comrade@lemmygrad.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoSelf made billionaireslemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
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minus-squareSnipe_AT@lemmy.atay.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoSo, I was curious. I looked up what percentage of the Forbes 400 is ‘self-made’ and it turns out to be about 60%. If measuring as coming from a middle-class background with no inheritance of the wealth. https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2021/10/05/the-forbes-400-self-made-score-2021-from-silver-spooners-to-bootstrappers/?sh=2b960ac730c2
So, I was curious. I looked up what percentage of the Forbes 400 is ‘self-made’ and it turns out to be about 60%. If measuring as coming from a middle-class background with no inheritance of the wealth.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2021/10/05/the-forbes-400-self-made-score-2021-from-silver-spooners-to-bootstrappers/?sh=2b960ac730c2