The 1% group is quite hereditary[1] There are of course exceptions, but you are much more likely to end up in the 1% if your parents are also in that segment.

The 1% group is quite hereditary[1] There are of course exceptions, but you are much more likely to end up in the 1% if your parents are also in that segment. In the US I have the feeling that a lot of people support its social structure because they believe themselves to be future [mb]illionaires, aka the American dream. In Europe where most realize that they will never end up in that spot, even with hard work, there is a much more egalitarian structure to society. I'm not saying any of them are bad, but the notion that everyone can reach the 1% is by definition false. Only 1% of the population can be in that spot. You can via social structures even it out though so more people can share in the generated wealth. And I think that is actually free will since the social structure is chosen unless one lives under a dictatorship or such. [1] http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21715735-new-data-show-joining-1-remains-unsettlingly-hereditary-skipping-class http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21715735-new-dat...