[mmjaa]

No, this is incorrect, and you are clearly inexperienced on the subject of being poor, or rich. Perhaps somewhere in between?

I started off poor. I worked very hard. I'm much richer now as a result of it. Nobody will ever take that away from me.

[flotillo]

Your experience is not universal, and you are lucky that your work resulted in you becoming considerably richer.

[mmjaa]

>the vast majority of people

The vast majority of the rich people I know started out poor. I believe this is the case for the majority of the wealthy in the western world too.