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Old 03-29-2009, 06:39 PM  
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Originally Posted by Mike33 View Post
Again, that misses Fletch's point entirely.

He's talking about average joes who never became financially successful and probably never will because they're average. It's different for them losing everything than it is for somebody with average means but above average skill who becomes successful, loses money, and is able to recoup. Apples and oranges.
The OP was about celebrity bankruptcies, and Fletch was comparing average Joe to them.

I compared average Joe to other people who were at one time average Joes (most of them) and eventually became wealthy or otherwise successful after a bankruptcy.

I didn't miss his point, it's not as if I have a reading comprehension problem. The reason you think I missed his point, is because you assume that average Joe stands almost no chance of becoming Henry Ford, HJ Heinz, or Walt Disney.

I disagree.

Neither of us can definitively prove our point of view on this is right, so we'll just have to agree to disagree. I prefer my point of view simply because it is a more empowering belief.
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