My doctor told me that wealth will always attract the mercenary. The fact is that people will pay any price to keep their health and save their lives. There is no more valuable thing on earth than one’s life. If doctors grow wealthy, if the practice of medicine creates great wealth, then it will attract also the power-hungry politician. He will want to control both the wealth and the source of the wealth. A professional class that stand between him and his political clientele is one whose independence he will seek to diminish and to serve his interest.
Well, no sh*t Sherlock. You needed your doctor to teach you that? Tell me something I don’t already know.
This society is a capitalist, free enterprise system where everyone, even the poorest, have an opportunities to make it if they want it bad enough. Its not free, its not easy and it sure as hell aint’ equal. But name me any system in the world that’s better at giving its citizens the opportunity to get ahead as much as the next guy. Name just one. You can’t because there are none. This is not about equal outcomes. Its about equal opportunity. The problem with most folks, especially those that don’t achieve, is that they don’t want to work hard or do without to get ahead. They want everything now and resent the rich because they have what they themselves want but don’t have the fire in their belly to go after. They give up focusing on their goals and only see the obstacles in the way.
Instead of denigrating the wealthy, you should be admiring them. Most people look up to them and aspire to be them. I don’t know anyone except losers who aspire to be poor. Wealth will always attract those wanting some of it. Its the way the world turns. If you hate politicians, well join the crowd. Stand in line. They get rich off the backs of the taxpayers without working for it. But private sector people gets theirs from their own efforts. If you don’t like this system, move to that country that has a better one. When I was in college, we always said about America. “Love it or leave it.”