Those people are far from feeling any empathy, i.e. I got mine, Jack. I have never read the history of any of them- it is possible that one or more of them grew up poor and pulled themselves up. I don't care about that; people who are good at selling themselves and are granted a little luck are not in the same boat as those who dropped out of school for one reason or another and simply gave up. We may have equal rights and opportunity and the freedom to choose but the kid who grew up without a mentor or role models may not even recognize the opportunity.