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		whimsicalism on June 15, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Europe's Software Problem Of the top 15, 5 inherited. You are right that billionaires are less likely to have inherited wealth.

goodpoint on June 15, 2021 [–]

...but they are still extremely likely to come from families with very strong political connections. Wealth is the byproduct.

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