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1) Unequal treatment in America based on wealth. How many wealthy people who commit crimes wind up NOT being punished for them? Just ask O.J. 2) The open class hostility directed toward poorer people by the well-off. Just look at any debate over welfare or the demonizing of inner-city youth by the news media. 3) Religious beliefs that are opposed to accumulation of wealth. Think of Jesus saying 'It is easier to get a camel throught the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to go to heaven.' These religious truths, plus those of other groups like Buddhists and American Indians, hold that wealth does not equal virtue, no matter how much we are propagandized to the contrary. 4) The far greater power that the wealthy have in this system. Democracy should be one person=one vote. Instead it's more like one dollar=one vote. How many poorer people have the power to influence the political process like Forbes, Perot, Trump or the many wealthy people who play a behind-the-scenes role? The one reason I don't think anyone can honestly say is a reason is the one cited by many conservatives, envy. That is a deliberate misunderstanding of the genuine issues that poorer people face, almost a libel and a smear.