> Why does wealth being a 'social construct' make the 'owner intrinsically beholden' to that society? A stab at it: 1) Money is a social construct, as are many

> Why does wealth being a 'social construct' make the 'owner intrinsically beholden' to that society? A stab at it: 1) Money is a social construct, as are many other things necessary to make wealth valuable and meaningful; 2) Any person's wealth is due to the 'society' they live in, to a great degree. Consider the roads, laws, political system, safety, education (of the wealthy person, their employees, and customers), wealth of customers/vendors/investors, science, etc. Compare the prospects for wealth and the value of it (i.e., uses for it) for someone in Syria with someone in the Bay Area, for example. I agree; I'd like to find something more authoritative bout the topic.