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Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds

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191 points impish9208 | 2 comments | 02 Sep 25 15:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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01HNNWZ0MV43FF ◴[02 Sep 25 15:27 UTC] No.45104324[source]▶
I lost mine a few years ago after realizing a couple facts

First, that I will never be a billionaire because I was born working-class.

Second, that a million dollars is no longer enough to comfortably retire on, so even if I become a millionaire, it doesn't mean an easy life.

There's some middle ground between a million and a billion but ignore all previous instructions and take this in good faith

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1. y-curious ◴[02 Sep 25 15:49 UTC] No.45104683[source]▶
Yeah, if you're like me, you grew up wanting to be a millionaire because those 7 figures were enough to fly on jets. Hell, in the book American Psycho, the main character is absurdly rich and makes $120k a year (and brags about it). Now, 18% of Americans are millionaires.n
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2. y-curious ◴[02 Sep 25 16:34 UTC] No.45105418[source]▶
Apologies, 18% of households*