James MacIntosh writes letter to imaginary son Thomas Piketty 's controversial book on its head . MacIntosh : If you want to be be super rich , find a job that lets you benefit from others ' capital . He says in such a job , you can take a slice off the top even though you do n't do much . MacIntosh : These jobs are in industries like hedge funds , private equity , venture capital .
John MacIntosh writes letter to imaginary son turning Piketty 's controversial book on its head . MacIntosh : If you want to be be super rich , find a job that lets you benefit from others ' capital . He says in such a job , you can take a slice off the top even though you do n't do much . MacIntosh : These jobs are in industries like hedge funds , private equity , venture capital .