Book Review & Excerpt - The Self-Made Myth

[kangofu]

The Self-Made Myth: Debunking Conservatives' Favorite -- And Most Dangerous -- Fiction
A new book makes a strong case that nobody ever makes it on their own in America.
Source - Alternet
By Sara Robinson
April 25, 2012The self-made myth is one of the most cherished foundation stones of the conservative theology. Nurtured by Horatio Alger and

Comments

[roseofjuly]

How anyone could believe that Donald Trump or the Koch brothers were self-made men is beyond me, even before taking government subsidies for businesses into account. Donald Trump was the son of a wealthy real-estate developer; he went to a pricey private high school before his parents sent him to a pricey private military high school to help him focus. Then he went to Wharton, which he was only able to do because his father was wealthy and he focused on real estate after learning from his father how successful he could be through it. And Charles and David Koch (the ones still involved in the industry) went to the pricy Deerfield Academy, then expensive MIT (where they had legacy status and most likely got a healthy admissions boost), and then got involved in the business their father began. How difficult is it to become president of the successful company your daddy began

[beoweasel]

It's made more hilarious when you consider that Trump has filed for Chapter Eleven Bankruptcy six times, and is personally in debt of one billion dollars

[phoenixblaze]

No way. Really? That's kind of awesome to hear.

[missmurchison]

Yes, and bankruptcy is another Big Government thing. It's in the Constitution.

[amyura]

All of this comment!