across-the-board.

Why mess with what works? Equality is inimical to the amassing of great wealth and the corresponding power that goes with it. Dynasty building is a right, not a privilege.

Right now that small percentage of us that are mega-wealthy are "conspiring". They seem to be obsessed with accumulation and retention. They have all their horses and men working to assure that their fortunes increase and are protected. They are concerned about how they will assure that their estate passes on, intact, to their prodigy.

Now, in contrast, just how do we play into that game and what do we have to counter it? It seems we are, and will be, obliged to go along with it and acquiesce more and more simply because we subscribe to a system that assure this happens and will continue. That's really the only reason.

When I was in college in the mid-80s, you could find good state universities that were pretty darn dirt cheap. If you couldn't afford to go to a fancy private college, there was always a state school for you (and if you needed assistance paying for state school the debt was reasonable). Now I know a lot of the families (ours among them) that would have undoubtedly sent their kids to a four-year university a decade or two ago are saying that community college has to be their first option.

I don't think it'll be long till we start hearing about justifications and the glory of social darwinism and natural selection in the human population based on one's ability to make money.

Seriously though, a country that thinks that it's ok that the cost of admission to getting a decent paying job is to take on tens of thousands of dollars in debt (not to mention while struggling to balance work with studying) and a country that believes that its not a big deal that one could end up with life crushing debt from healthcare bills or die from a disease because of the lack of money is a morally/ethically bankrupt country.