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Mon Jun-05-06 01:31 AM
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| 2. Bill Gates is another example. His father was a wealthy lawyer |
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who gave his son's fledgling company a substantial financial boost. And before that he sent him through years of a very challenging private school.
I'm not blaming the parents for having the means to send Gates there, and he probably did need the challenge. But no one should delude themselves into thinking that their kid could be the next Bill Gates -- unless they have similar means to back their brilliant kid up.
Actually, the senior Bill Gates seems like a pretty good guy. He's among the people fighting to RETAIN the estate tax.
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