Why They ARE the One Percent: Part 1

Every year, Forbes releases the list of the top 400 richest people in America, now known by the Occupiers as "The 1%", but did these Occupiers actually delve into the reasons as to why these people made the list? My guess is probably not. So I am taking it upon myself to outline this for them. I am certainly not going to go into detailed biographies of all 400 list members. In this exercise, I will briefly outline the lives and accomplishments of the first 10 on the list. We will start at the most logical place, number one

Bill Gates is widely known in America as the man who invented Microsoft. Yes, he invented it. The cause was his invention, the effect was his spot on the Forbes list. He started out as a normal, pretty nerdy kid. He started programming computers in his teens. He graduated from high school and got a 1590 out of 1600 on his SAT. Not too shabby. (He was even a page... a House page... but a page none the less). He then enrolled in Harvard College in 1973. He eventually dropped out to start a company with a friend, Paul Allen. He didn't just drop out without a plan. On August 20th, 1975, Microsoft was a registered trademark.

In that short bio, I don't recall any mention of him standing in a park protesting. Why? because that is not the way one gets to the top. Bill Gates earned it. He worked hard at great risk. This wasn't a proven job path. There was no job security for him at this point. He took a leap of faith and hoped that this idea he had would change the world, and I would say it did. That is what earned him a spot in the one percent. Crazy right?

Tomorrow, stay tuned for Warren Buffet...

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Abby