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He Grew Up in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green and Became a Billionaire Selling Hot Dogs. You Don’t Need Market Power to Get Rich, You Need Decades

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Dick Portillo grew up in Chicago's Cabrini-Green housing projects and died a billionaire, but his fortune had nothing to do with patents, platforms, or market power. Economists studying the top one percent say his story reveals a wealth-building route hiding in plain sight across every American town.

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