Spoiled rich teenager commits fraud - you gotta read this

[TomJoe]

Originally Posted by viscousmemories

I think the fact that 98% of the people who work hard and persevere never become millionaires (or even close) is pretty strong evidence against any necessary correlation there.

I didn't mean to imply that if you worked hard and persevered, you'd be rewarded with wealth. I think there is a difference between saying that some/most rich people worked hard for their money, and saying that if you work hard you'll become rich.

[viscousmemories]

Originally Posted by TomJoe

I didn't mean to imply that if you worked hard and persevered, you'd be rewarded with wealth. I think there is a difference between saying that some/most rich people worked hard for their money, and saying that if you work hard you'll become rich.

That's a good point, you're right.

But there's also a big difference between saying "some/most rich people worked hard for their money" and what I was responding to:

Originally Posted by TomJoe

IIRC, most millionaires in this day and age are "new money" which means they earned their lot in life by hard work and perseverence ... not by being born with a silver spoon in their mouth.

As far as I can tell being nouveau riche doesn't say anything about whether someone has worked hard and persevered to obtain their wealth. All it really says is that they accquired it by means other than inheritance.