One of the most popular cultural narratives is that the Rich have the upper, controlling hand while the poor are struggling to survive. This massively flawed generalisation is also the reason why our politics seem to be so horrible.
It doesn't matter how much one has if they can't afford their lifestyle. Rich and Poor are subjective words that make sense only in the large context one is placed. One can be a poor millionaire living in a neighborhood of billionaires as much as most people feel poor when they compare themselves with popular figures.
Society has never been built to be equal nor it will ever be. Humans are different and we treat each other differently. We can agree on paper to "treat" each other equally but we will be lying to ourselves. Treating someone equally is not a chemical recipe build on precision but rather a narrative we all agreed to say to amongst ourselves.
Much like other species, there are those who create and those who leech. There are individuals that work and provide value and there are those who are trying to hitch a ride on other people's backs. Blaming the rich for societal problems is not a logical argument because it is based on arbitrary wealth comparison. We could all start with the same money tomorrow and in 5 years the same distribution of wealth will pan out much like today. Such is the nature of human economics activities. They are based on natural laws much like everything else around us.
Rather than trying to "balance" things out for the sake of being a socialist utopia, we should try and reject from our circles those who do not nothing and yet expect others to support them. We should abolish those who manipulate and extort from us by using the coercive means of politics. Those are the problem, not the wealthy.
The Rich vs Poor false dichotomy has driven our culture into a paranoia about wealth distribution when in fact the problem is elsewhere. A poor leech that refuses to work is as damaging as a wealthy leech that is in bed with the government in order to have their own way in business. In both cases, the wealth creator, the contributor, gets owned by these parasites. The worthy are easy to pick. The non-worthy are impossible to get rid off.
