The wealthy don’t become wealthy in a vacuum. They may benefit from some or all of the following: an existing infrastructure that facilitates their business — roads, bridges, schools, power, water, police and fire protection (paid for by the taxes of the people); an educated workforce; the ability to exploit others for personal gain; an inheritance and luck. And yes, hard work. Is their hard work “harder” than that of the teacher, nurse, child-care employee, construction worker, custodian, truck driver, etc.?