&gt; money equals power<p>If (legitimately earned) money is how society compensates people for providing things we value, why wouldn&#x27;t influence (what you call &quot;power&quot;?) come along with it?<p>If you are concerned about &quot;power&quot; being used to violate the rights of people without it, there are systems of law which criminalize such acts without preventing individuals from earning more money (i.e. possibly expanding the &quot;wealth gap&quot;).