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[–] saintPirelli 0 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Because people think of the wealth of the world as a pie. They think that rich people have gotten themselves an unfairly big slice of the pie. They don't realise that those people have never taken anyone's pie, they just baked their own. They don't realise that they too, if they are industrious enough and play their hand well, can bake themselves a huge pie.

Put another way: Nobody became a millionaire by beating up homeless people and taking their money. Some people think that's the only way though. (Figuratively speaking of course.)

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[–] 12048500? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

They don't realise that they too, if they are industrious enough and play their hand well, can bake themselves a huge pie.

Worse: they do realize it, and can’t bring themselves to do it, and hate and envy those who did it.

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[–] saintPirelli 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yes, both of those people exist in large numbers and yes, the ones you pointed out are much worse.