| kowenicki said: Its not true to say that if you arent rich it is your own fault... But it is generally quite difficult to get rich by accident, it takes effort and/or ability. The world owes you nothing. |
A survey of Fortune 500 CEO height in 2005 revealed that they were on average 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) tall, which is approximately 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) taller than the average American man. 30% were 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall or more; in comparison only 3.9% of the overall United States population is of this height.[11] Similar surveys have uncovered that less than 3% of CEOs were below 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) in height. Ninety percent of CEOs are of above average height.
"Currently, 15 FORTUNE 500 companies are run by women" [and thus 485 Fortune 500 CEOs are male]
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2010/womenceos/
Hispanics make up 15% of America's population and 2% of the population of the F500
http://www.usariseup.com/eyes-enterprise/cracking-plexi-glass-ceiling-2010-fortune-500-ceos-color
Add to this the advantages that can be brought about by your luck at birth that aren't directly correlated to genetics (rich parents = more expensive school, better/more food = grow taller)
Compare that to the average IQ of a CEO (104) compared to the average IQ of a person (100)
http://www.uncommonforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=16454
http://www.iqtest-center.com/iq-scores.php
What it takes to become rich is contacts and appearance.
