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IT’S NOT WEALTH ENVY: Money not paid to you and inflated prices you pay make the wealthy rich. [1]
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Date: 2025-03-10
Rich people do not get wealthy because they are inherently more innovative or industrious than most. They profit from inflated pricing and wages denied the working class sanctioned by the tenets of capitalism.
The rich get wealthy on the backs of the working class.
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Summary
The extreme wealth accumulation by the rich is not separate from the financial struggles of the working class—it is directly responsible for them. Capitalism misleads people into believing that wealth exists in a vacuum. Still, every dollar hoarded by the wealthy represents wages not paid, resources extracted, and opportunities denied to others. This is not about “wealth envy” but about economic justice and ensuring that the ultra-rich do not take more from the economy than they are worth. Americans must reject plutocratic narratives and fight against income inequality through awareness and collective action.
Key Points
Wealth accumulation is not neutral —it is opportunities stolen from the working class.
—it is opportunities stolen from the working class. Low wages and inflated costs are deliberate mechanisms that transfer wealth upward.
are deliberate mechanisms that transfer wealth upward. Tax cuts for the rich further shift financial burdens onto workers and reduce public services.
further shift financial burdens onto workers and reduce public services. Capitalism’s “work harder” myth distracts from systemic inequalities that make wealth mobility nearly impossible.
distracts from systemic inequalities that make wealth mobility nearly impossible. Fighting wealth hoarding is not envy—it is a necessary step toward economic justice for all.
Progressive Closing Statement
The myth that wealth is earned fairly and independently must be dismantled. The rich are not wealthy because they work harder; they are wealthy because the system allows them to extract value from everyone else. The opportunity to extract from the working class has less to do with merit and more with being selected for entry into the ruling economic structure.
Economic justice demands that people reject the lie of “wealth envy” and recognize that their suppressed wages, higher living costs, and lost opportunities are the direct result of a rigged system designed to benefit the few at the expense of the many. The fight for fair wages, taxation, and corporate accountability is not just necessary but urgent.
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