Many of the mouthpieces for the "myth of the self made man" are completely self delusional. The economic opportunities afforded by the American system were not created by you and in many cases were subsidized by others, horror of horrors: Republicans taking a handout. For a much more detailed discussion of this I would refer you to this site
http://www.responsiblewealth.org/pre...tAlone_pr.html It discusses the infrastructure that supports and guides the economics of the country and how the wealthy are subsidized and nurtured by this system.