Oh wow.
Ok, let's take a second and figure out who the "rich/wealthy" are.
I can think of two ways that people are "rich/wealthy" (excluding winning the lottery--which is taxed to death anyway):
1). You were born into wealth
2). You worked hard and became rich/wealthy
For me, I went to college full time (5 years at CSUF) and got my BA while working 30 hours a week. Now, I have a great paying job with awesome benefits.
The guy at the local car wash who makes minimum wage has no education and no skills. Yeah, I'm sure he works hard everyday, but he has a job where he can be easily replaced by another person who has no education and no skills.
^^^Now if this guy works at the car wash and goes to school at a community college (because I'm sure he can get financial aid due to his low income), gets his AA, then continues to work, and gets his BA at another college (because I'm sure he will still get financial aid), then he can get a better job/career--because he now has an education or a skill.
I don't feel sorry for someone that works at a car wash for 30 years making minimum wage......even if they "work hard everyday."