I think that a lot of people that are against higher&#x2F;progressive taxes or see these level of inequality (income and wealth) as a good thing believe in the &quot;self-made man&quot; myth.<p>But that is just a myth. When someone &quot;makes it&quot;, can you really disregard?<p>- his teacher from school<p>- the doctor that saved his life when he was young<p>- the guy on the street that maybe said something that 
triggered a chain of actions that ended in his success<p>- the books he read<p>- the peace of mind provided by living in a safe place<p>- etc.<p>Is it enough that you paid for that doctor appointment? I don&#x27;t know. But you would not be here at all without it, and that doctor himself benefited from all of the above.<p>A different way of looking at things could be that, as we as a society don&#x27;t know what works and what doesn&#x27;t, we invest in people. Some are lucky, and based on their circumstances (and on their personal merit, I won&#x27;t deny that) will manage to succeed in life.