I think you might be missing the point a bit. This is not about two people being otherwise equal, and one being given a million dollars. The point is that some

I think you might be missing the point a bit. This is not about two people being otherwise equal, and one being given a million dollars. The point is that someone who has a million dollars is in a position where it will be easier for him to make another million dollars, or at least it's more likely for him to be in that kind of position than for someone who does not have a million dollars.