In article 5YLSc.291646$Oq2.285942@attbi_s52, Jay Honeck wrote:
any other economic system. For example, I'm no Bill Gates, but I started
with nothing but an education and a good, old-fashioned German-American work

One thing to remember about Bill Gates was that he was essentially a
multimillionaire when he was born. If you've got that much money to
start out with, it's easy to take risks. If Bill Gates lost 500K on his
first business venture, it may be annoying but it's not life
threatening. If most people lost 500K on their first business venture,
they've probably lost everything - including their home. So they can't
take those kinds of risks very easily (although some do).

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