Middle Class And The Rich: Misconception Of Wealth

The first point I would like to make in this paragraph consist of the misconception of the wealthy, regarding the idea of how it is simply handed down from one another. The wealth and income of many many people, both middle class and the rich is a result of hard work and self made prosperity. Not a product of good fortune, greed, and deliberate deprivation of the poor. Many of the people who are wealthy today once started off and average people who faced struggles and hardships as well. Business owners have twelve failures for every one success, doctors endure eight years of college, and many middle management employees once started off as simple assembly line workers. One specific business venture that I myself have eight years experience
with would be the restaurant business, which perfectly represents the American Corporate ladder. At first I started off as a simple bus boy with little hours as well as little pay, but with hardwork and determination I then upgraded to waiting tables, and after that a line cook. Not only did I receive more working hours and pay, but also experience and feelings of self prosperity. This wasn't a product of social handouts, it was a result of determination. As Michael J. Dowling said “You’re not entitled to success. You’ve got to work at it. You have to be trusted. You’ve got to earn the respect of others.” (Dowling), this represents that good fortunes in life come to those who work for them, not to those who with their hands out.
My second point in this essay is the misconception of how the wealthy do not pay their “fair share”, focusing mainly on taxes. When in reality, the wealthy pay more than many think ranging in a multitude of forms. One of the first forms of the wealthy paying their fair share would be how many wealthy people in America are successful business owners. These Americans are the ones who stimulate the economy, as well as employ many Americans in the U.S. How can the wealthy have no disregard for the working class when they are the ones who pay them for the hard work they do?