Why is it that, if all the world's wealth is put together and equally divided and given to each person, in 20 year's time, 90% will again be in the hands of 5% of the people?
Obviously, some people are better in accumulating wealth, by good luck, by in-born talent, by hook, or by crook.
Apart from the few who become rich through winning lottery and super talent, wealthy people generally work hard to become wealthy. So it's fair and square. It's okay. "I work hard for my money. I slog day and night for my salary. I sacrifice my family time, my fun time, my personal time, just to accumulate more wealth. I also budget 10%, 20% of my wealth for God and for charity. I deserve to spend the remaining 90% and splurge on myself.
Pope St Gregory the Great gave another view, “The rich man is only an administrator of what he possesses; giving what is required to the needy is a task that is to be performed with humility because the goods do not belong to the one who distributes them. He who retains riches only for himself is not innocent; giving to those in need means paying a debt.”
Dear Gregory, how can you be right? I slog painstakingly, and I sacrifice much comfort, on my way to become rich. So the riches belongs to me! I deserve the best rich food, the best cars and the best villas. My neighbors laze around the whole day, their whole lifetime. They have much less. They have less expensive food, no car, no villas. But they enjoy themselves throughout their lives, and all the same, they are happy too.
So Dear Gregory, what is mine is mine. I readily do my duty of give some back to the world. Don't begrudge me. When I die, I will give all away, but while I am alive, what is mine is mine. I am the owner, not just the administrator.
God help those who help themselves, to be wealthy.
This is another logical perspective.
