> I think there's an important distinction to be made between rich and wealthy. No there isn't, these are synonyms in any decent dictionary. Chambers uses them

> I think there's an important distinction to be made between rich and wealthy. No there isn't, these are synonyms in any decent dictionary. Chambers uses them to define each other. "Rich: having a lot of money, property, or possessions; wealthy" "Wealthy: possessing riches and property; rich or prosperous". Everything else in your post is just stuff you've made up, which is mildly interesting but has nothing to do with those words as they're used in the real world.