There's many well-off people who sour relationships with others for silly reasons, seem beyond help. (I'm certainly like that sometimes.) Fortunately, they're s

There's many well-off people who sour relationships with others for silly reasons, seem beyond help. (I'm certainly like that sometimes.) Fortunately, they're safe from hunger. I used to imagine, "What if Bob (or Alice) were homeless, maybe abused? Had to actively fight to stay afloat?" And guessed he'd probably sink to the bottom, because I couldn't see the part of his personality which would avoid it. One 'Bob' I knew was in fact homeless in one country, but went back to his birth country full of sensible social programs. Now he lives in an apartment and lives frugally. It's worse than unnecessary — anti-human — to make such a person homeless and without decent healthcare. Is Bob frustrating at times to friends who try helping him? Doesn't mean he should worry about homelessness or indignities. When governments claim to spend $X million, that means nothing. The US has the highest incarceration rate, but that doesn't mean we're effective against crime. To the contrary. (The spending is effective in achieving its actual goals, but not the nice fuzzy propagandistic ones like "fighting crime".) (BTW, about the 1% thing... that's just a slogan about wealthy elites, who have more power over policy than others. In another society, the 1% might refer to feudal hierarchy, a ruling party, etc.)