> Why would you consider "luck handed me money" a personal success? Meeting a need isn't a stochastic process anymore than having a need to be fulfilled is one

> Why would you consider "luck handed me money" a personal success? Meeting a need isn't a stochastic process anymore than having a need to be fulfilled is one. I assume you have an actual boss with actual needs and not a probabilistic representation of one. While this model assumes a random distribution as a driving force for wealth, that isn't representative of reality, where individual motivation and personal utility are much more significant factors. It isn't luck that hands one money ,but dedicating one's efforts to discovery, invention, or labor in exchange for a resource or product that one finds more useful. In this scenario one has earned wealth by dint of his efforts and abilities, not by mere lottery. Yes, I do deserve my income. I earned it by trading my labor for money. I have the right to trade my money something that I find more worthwhile. > You're falling straight into "if I have it,".... I would change the statement to "I earned it, I have the right to have it, and therefore I deserve it more than you". This is essentially what it means to own property. Your original formulation makes no distinction between burglars and creators. For example: It's likely that you're typing to me from a computer or phone that you currently have in your possession? Would you say this computer belongs to you or are you simply its steward? Is it wrong for someone to own a computer or must one share it with the world? > Also, money classes have working classes in lifelong slavery. Where does one draw the line at "moneyed"? Who in this country is "enslaved" when cashiers have more money and benefits than lawyers or doctors from half the countries of the world? Most people here can buy more computing power than the vast majority of humans every born on the planet. The only way for your premise to make sense is to assume that earning a salary is slavery in an of itself.