The root of the problem is that the rules of the economy are unfair.
By analogy, try playing a game of monopoly but enter the game after a few rounds have already been played. Exorbitant housing prices are an example.
Another problem is that while it is fine if hardworking people make more money, these people can use that money __against__ people who made different life choices, in various ways, consciously and unconsciously.
We have to acknowledge that the system is broken, and it is starting to show.
You are looking for extremes, whereas I am merely looking at it from the average behavior of wealthy people.
If there is a large wealth inequality that means that the relatively poor will simply have a smaller piece of the cake and the wealthy growing their wealth will have a larger impact on the poor, percentage-wise. Now, if that growth is only due to hard work, then you can't really argue against that; however, if that growth is partially due to "wealth abuse", then that's a different matter.
Sure, your very unlikely to ever encounter such a situation… But any given wealthy person you encounter in life is also very unlikely to be so malicious?
By analogy, try playing a game of monopoly but enter the game after a few rounds have already been played. Exorbitant housing prices are an example.
Another problem is that while it is fine if hardworking people make more money, these people can use that money __against__ people who made different life choices, in various ways, consciously and unconsciously.
We have to acknowledge that the system is broken, and it is starting to show.