[thecavemaster]

"Equal" success ?!? When did THAT become your point ?

Success = providing for self and family.

It does NOT mean everyone gets the same. That has more to do with choices taken in vocation/education/training. A doctor that earns $200,000 could be considered successful, but then, so could a coal miner earning $75,000. In this great country of ours ambition, work ethic and to a lesser extent, intelligence are the primary determiners of ultimate success, not lack of available opportunity.

Only in a socialist/communist society is the aim to make ALL citizens equals, both in class and wealth. It's a beautiful idea, but it just doesn't work because there's no incentive for doing more/working harder than everyone else. Members of society will do what's required (by governement mandated quota), but NO MORE. Communist/socialist systems are anathema to human nature.

Consider Sweden. I am not particularly concerned that surgeons make lots of money, eat at fine restaurants and dress in "fine" clothes. However, I know many people who aspire to provide well for their families, work very hard, have above average intelligence and still struggle financially because the flow of money and policies are slanted toward wealth and count on human avarice ("more, more, more") to drive the more wealth for the wealthy translates into blessing for the middle and rich.