Thanks for the "label" JimmyJamz.  I left Oprah off my list as well as the many successful "mom and pop"s I know and that are in my family, and are 1st generation americans.  I agree it gets harder and harder to pave ones own way because the small business entry costs are so high but I know too many people who came over on the boat with only the shirt on their back that continue to be the givers in our system.  You keep arguing that the system needs to be changed and I will continue to counter argue that fixing ourselves will always result in a better outcome.  K-12 is free,(and sometimes pre K too), college is free in all 50 states if you join the National Guard, and trade schools are free with GI Bill and Voc Rehab.  This imperfect system remains the most benevolent and opportunistic; we have simply become a country with too many who aren't willing to give before they get. I agree with whomever posted about America's corruption (both sides). When will we vote against it?