The People and the Elite
Some people believe that we are all equal; that everyone is equally important, and that everyone's contribution to society should be counted as equal. People who believe this also tend to believe that whatever success one achieves in life is not primarily due to work, sweat or talent, but rather through luck; and that, therefore, people who have achieved something (= have been very lucky) should part with their spoils in favor of people who haven't achieved much (= haven't had luck). A large proportion of people in Europe subscribe to these or similar beliefs. I am not one of these people. While I agree that partly an ingredient of a person's financial success is luck, I think that the luck factor has mostly contributed its share by the time one is born. One is either granted an intelligence or other traits through which one will achieve success; or else one is born into a family which inculcates in the person constructive values that will help this person succeed; or