It bewilders me how so many nitwits in this country can rail against greedy, fat-cat corporate big-wigs and their shady shenanigans, yet they continue to put the same damn crooks in office - people who have a much greater effect on the country - year after year (see "Reid, Harry").
If you have read the annual Forbes 400 over the past 25 years you will notice that there is a high level of turnover and once someone has left the 400 they rarely return. Only about 40% are “inherited” rich and the balance are “self made”.
This indicates the opportunities created by a dynamic economy.
However, as government intervention and regulation increases the economy becomes less dynamic which will result in fewer new arrivals at the 400.