Throughout history wealth has always accumulated in a small
percentage of the population of any society whether that small
group is in place because of religious beliefs (the pharaohs in
ancient Egypt, Aztecs, Kings in more modern times), or dictators
(by force through giving privileges to security forces, armies,
etc.), or through tax and laws that favor the upper group.
Wealth also naturally accumulates at the upper end of society as
having money makes it easier to make more. Examples are being
able to snap up bargains in stock and property during economic
downturns, buying up smaller competitors, using buying power to
get advantages in purchasing, and others. How many times during
this downturn have you wished you had money to buy the bargains
yourselves but were more concerned with paying the rent and food
bills? Having money also makes it easier to get laws in place
that favor the privileged group and to buy propaganda spots to
promote these laws. A good example of this is the law that lets
Corporations