After Thanksgiving with Mom, we were on the road to California in my 1951 Mercury towing our worldly possessions in a 4' x 6' trailer. Shopping was an excursion that might include seven stores in one evening, purchasing only those items on sale. Our story of sacrifice and hard work is a story millions of Americans can tell. The story's point is quite different. As a result they conclude that it's not fair for some people to have much more than others.
Envy sets in.
It's understandable that people see things this way. The results of hard work, sacrifice and risk-taking are visible. The actual hard work, sacrifice and risk-taking are not visible. For them to have all that money, they must have done something non-kosher. The fact of business is there are only a few wealthy or well-off people who're where they are because of inheritance or pure luck.