Your lengthy cut and paste of stats from a bunch of sociology majors was aimed at "inequality" (which always has existed, and always will), but provides not an iota of proof or support for your statement - the focus of this thread is upon those who develop their talents, grow, contribute and succeed.
It's a complex issue.
You made the claim that some of those born in poverty have made good, which is true.
I never made a claim about "born in poverty". I spoke of folks born with limited "abilities and gifts". Please read it again. The question is how many, and what percentage? I made a guesstimate. Not many. Very few in that demographic become wealthy.
The topic here is not focused on wealth and I did not address wealth. You brought that in. Due to your lack of focus on the topic, the remainder of your post comes across as inapplicable in a thread dealing with human effort and success/failure. If you must obsess with wealth inequality worldwide, why not stat your own thread on that topic?If there is a billion living in abject poverty....what percentage of this demographic become successful business people?
If it's a fair percentage that do, poverty would be eliminated within decades.
That has not happened.
The majority of those born into poverty stay poor. That some make good, of which there are examples, doesn't mean that most or even many in that demographic are likely to become successful.
Those that do are the exception, not the rule.
That was the point of my remark. Those that do succeed have marketable skills and luck on their side and are in the minority.
Some have absolutely no hope. You know that there are gangs still operating in places like Mumbai, Calcutta, etc that abduct and mutilate children in order to increase their earning power as street beggars?
Well the children make nothing and have no hope of becoming wealthy, while their handlers thrive.
Justice? A fair go for all? Nah, the world doesn't work like that.
