That's because we are tho

I think a lot of you in this thread should read up on the sociology of social class. This video should help:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nU5MtVM_zFs

It is called People Like Us. A very eye opening documentary. Research before you type a bunch of nonsense

In America especially, as long as we live in a free market economy there will always be the haves and have nots.

Not all rich people are like that. My Aunt and Uncle are wealthy as hell, but still act like people. They made their children work for stuff.

No one is saying Every rich person is...like every social issue there are gray areas and other scenarios.
That is not to say there are still many rich who want to keep others oppressed. There is only so much wealth and they sure as hell do not want to live in a socialist government where everyone is equal, so for them to keep having, someone is going to have not. If they just let everyone in their ellte circle there wealth would be jeapordized...it is so many ways you can view this.

The bigger issue isn't really that rich people are snobs though. Its the shift of wealth in this nation. The middle class is dying and that is VERY dangerous. Not everyone needs a bentley and a mansion to live a healthy life but too many are starting to fall into poverty.

I didn't read the whole article because it's too long. But the part about rich people thinking poor people do not deserve wealth is BS. I mean, yes there are rich people who think that, but there are also a lot of rich people who completely disagree with that statement.

I have wealthy parents and grandparents who worked hard for their money and who deserve what they have. BUT, that does NOT mean I (or my family) think poor people deserve less. There are poor people who work just as hard as my parents do, yet have not had the same financial success. I think that is a disgrace and unfair to those people. But that doesn't make my parents bad people for finding success. It doesn't make my parents smarter or better, it just means they were lucky. People make a lot of assumptions about others, and they're usually false.

the point is that hard work ALONE should NOT and does NOT make someone wealth. If someone works their butt off flipping burgers or washing dishes, is he contributing enough to society to warrant becoming a millionaire? Honest answer: no.
If someone works hard as an accountant or research assistant, do they contribute enough or create enough value to become a millionaire? In most cases, no, but more so than a burger flipper or dish washer.
But if you invent something that makes life easier for millions of people, or create a new technology or new way of doing things that's better than the rest, then yes, society demands it, so they do deserve to be rich. Even if it took them less work to sell it, their necessity to other people makes them critical.