Work Farce, I taught my kids the opposite of this. I told them to observe hard-working, industrious people. Instead of fretting about the gap between the 1 and 99%, it has NEVER been easier to bridge that gap. As proof, the biggest achievers and largest companies in term of market cap. didn't even exist a few years ago. An education has NEVER been more accessible. Work a couple of years at any minimum wage job and you'll have the resources. My Vietnamese neighbours came here by boat in the 70's and are now part of the 1%. I guess they left you in your defeatist dust.