In a system where you need money to survive, you inherently gain more power and more control with the more money you have. Maybe these people have more "social

In a system where you need money to survive, you inherently gain more power and more control with the more money you have. Maybe these people have more "social capital" than you, but that doesn't go far if you can't survive. The desperation economy is designed to keep a lot of monkeys dancing for peanuts.