I've met a lot of people who were aggrieved that other people were rich and not them, and I've met a lot of people who went on to become rich, but I've never met anyone who did both.
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Luckily for you, you haven't met any European left-wing politicians. See former Portuguese PM José Socrates, who, despite being accused of 31 different crimes, has now retired to a multi-million euro apartment in Paris:https://www.riskscreen.com/kyc360/news/former-portugal-pm-jose-socrates-indicted-money-laundering/ …
Hmm, yes. On the other hand, maybe he didn't actually resent the rich. Maybe that was just a pose to rally his supporters.
