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Who said: "The problem with a rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat"?

Question #152524. Asked by chabenao1.
Last updated Aug 14 2026.
Originally posted Aug 04 2026 5:18 AM.

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Aug 04 2026, 6:38 AM
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Answer has 2 votes.
Also, just looking at the origin of the phrase "rat race"...it seems to have started in the 1930s in the USA. It was a literal race for rats that people gambled on. By 1939 it was being used in the current sense of a competition to maintain your position in a corporate environment.

link https://www.etymonline.com/word/rat-race

Aug 05 2026, 3:29 AM
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