The 1% are getting richer and its not going to stop any time soon
If you have tons of money to spare, you can afford to throw money “at the wall” and see what sticks.  For every case of losing money, there’s probably a lot more that pays off, especially when a billionnaire can afford to have entire staff working to minimize the chance of bad investments.  If a great opportunity arises, you can put much more into the pot (most people would have to put their whole life savings in).<p>Also, any single problem isn’t likely to <i>completely screw you</i>, you just pay for it and move on.  For many people, they are literally one step from bankruptcy and can’t have <i>anything</i> go wrong.<p>Also, if you can afford even <i>slightly</i> nicer stuff, it is probably better-made and won’t require outright replacement.  You can afford more insurances to avoid paying the full cost of what you <i>do</i> replace.  (Most people will never do this.)<p>And the rich have way, way more time.  They probably aren’t figuring out how to juggle two jobs, taking many-hour commutes, etc., all of which gives <i>even more</i> opportunity.<p>And that’s just off the top of my head, there’s probably more.  You can’t even begin to equalize a system with so much advantage built in to one side.<p>My guess is that it starts by giving people more time.  Fix the “need two jobs” problem permanently.  Make housing more affordable to minimize travel.