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You may be correct. However, when we look at the number of wealthy people in comparison to the number who are not, data concerning outcomes for wealthy people act more as outliers than they do a statistically significant trend. In other words, basing a conclusion on such a tiny fraction of humanity may not be a valid way to view the entire data set.