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I think to everyone but a nepo baby it's clear that the children of the rich don't deserve their wealth.

Wow, someone downvoted me? The definition of the word "deserve" is:

> To deserve means to be worthy of, entitled to, or to have a valid claim to a reward, punishment, or treatment based on your actions, qualities, or circumstances

So you genuinely believe that nepo babies, despite not taking actions or creating any circumstances to earn their wealth .... nevertheless deserve to have it anyway?

I flip that around. People who have worked, earned, invested, AND paid taxes their whole life “deserve” to be able to give it to whoever they want.

It's less that about the recipient deserving to receive it, and more about the giver deserving to give it.

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