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Getting rich is largely about luck, shame the wealthy don't want to hear it

In countries where the rich have less, they tend to be less delusional, about themselves

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Danny Dorling | The Conversation
The UK suffers from the highest levels of income inequality in Europe – partly because of the delusions of its rich. In countries where the rich have less, they tend to be less delusional, about themselves, about other people, about what is possible, and about why some become rich.
In the UK, it is unsurprising to read that an investment banker thinks £100m is a lot of money but “not a ridiculous amount of money”. In a report in The Guardian newspaper this week, we also heard that one particular banker is

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