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> The point is: a lot of poor people start businesses all the time and a lot of them end up successful

What's "a lot". My bet is on the majority failing, and by that, I mean, going bankrupt before even breaking even.



I don't know. A lot more than there are companies like Apple or Google. Don't you see how many small businesses are around you when walking down a random street. Anyway why does it even matter? If only 49% of them succeeded which is less than majority, would that mean poor people cannot become successful entrepreneurs?




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