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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Americans_by_net_worth

In the top 10, 2 are 1st-generation trust-fund babies (The Koch brothers), 7 are tech company founders, and 1 is self-directed investor. Certainly most of these enjoy great upper-middle-class opportunity and privelege, but these founders did not get their wealth from pedigree-appointed positions at Daddy's company after drinking their way through a Political Science degree.

Then come 3 more trust fund babies (The Walton kids), a self-made casino founder, and another tech company founder.



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