@Simon Yes and no . A part of the system, is still a matter of wage discrimination . Certain people , regardless of their work ethics , their education , their contribution , are paid lesser salaries for doing the same work as their co-workers . That , is very wrong .
Another part of it is greed , but not necessairely in the sense that we've been taught . "Normal ," has changed . In today's economy , what used to be considered , "rich," is now considered standard . When I was young , NO ONE owned a computer , next to NO ONE owned a movie camera , a family was lucky if there was one phone on a party line , with four other families . People took a bath once a week . Not all cars had a radio , and none of them had air conditioning or seat belts . You didn't hug your belongings to see which of them you would keep and which you would replace . You kept everything , because you never knew when or even if , you'd be able to replace it . Things got repaired instead of being thrown away and replaced . The soles on your shoes wore out , you'd go to the repair shop and they've replace the sole , shine the shoe , and it'd be good for another year . If you had older siblings or even cousins , the majority of your clothing was hand-me-downs .