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Old 19-12-2013, 09:35 PM #38
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Originally Posted by The Baby Jesus View Post
To be a member of the Bullingdon club you need generational wealth. The son of a Euro millions jackpot winner wouldn't qualify, as it's about family, schooling and wealth. To have those 3 things in your favour then you are already guaranteed to be rich.

Yes but the point is that this stretches back as far as politics itself; this sort of wealth is about "who you know" or "who you are related to" but a presence in politics is required to keep the pot full (or growing) generation upon generation. You're not guaranteed to be rich if those in power don't have an interest in keeping you rich. To "tweak" things to ensure that none of that wealth is redistributed.
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