I concede your point about faceless bureaucrats directing people's future, but, > why should I or my children who did the right things (study, sacrifice, etc)

I concede your point about faceless bureaucrats directing people's future, but, > why should I or my children who did the right things (study, sacrifice, etc) suffer Because plenty of other families and children do the same right things (study, sacrifice, etc), AND suffer other adversity. You're not special.