desert dude
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There are still people getting rich, even today.What do Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Barack Obama and Clarence Thomas all have in common?
Sept. 15, 1951
June 14, 1946
Aug. 4, 1961
June 23, 1948
"The post–World War II economic expansion, also known as the postwar economic boom, the long boom, and the Golden Age of Capitalism, was a period of economic prosperity in the mid-20th century which occurred, following the end of World War II in 1945, and lasted until the early 1970s."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post–World_War_II_economic_expansion
They all grew up in America in a time of economic prosperity, and I'd be willing to bet you did too. It allowed them the opportunity to achieve the things they did.
Looking at this information it's very clear to see what happened, one must either be ignorant or intellectually dishonest to conclude that everyone in America has equal opportunity to achieve success in life. This is very far from reality, according to the Global Wealth Databook, there are only four other countries over one million population with worse wealth inequality than the United States; Kazakhstan, Libya, Russia and Ukraine. Would you argue the same thing you're arguing for the United States for any of those countries; that in order for any of their people to be successful, they just have to work harder? Of course not, right? Because you can accurately observe their economic policies that cause such wealth and income disparities, here's the key, without preconceived personal bias. You are an American who leans conservative and you view any criticism of the United States, valid or not, as a personal attack on you, as an American citizen, even if it's coming from another American.
https://publications.credit-suisse.com/tasks/render/file/?fileID=F2425415-DCA7-80B8-EAD989AF9341D47E
I have a pseudo-daughter. She grew up dirt poor. She is in her first semester of medical school right now. She got there by hard work, and determination. There is equal opportunity for the vast majority of Americans. Almost all of us have hurdles to overcome, but that is life in a nutshell, isn't it?
Do you believe "profit is a fancy word for exploitation"?