Most came by their wealth dishonestly taking advantage of the poor and preserve it by manipulating others to gain more. Others inherited their wealth without lifting so much as a finger. And everyone knows what the rich and powerful think about the rest of us. If you re seen The Wizard of Id comic strip, you re familiar with its intolerant little king. In one strip an angry mob has gathered in the streets outside the palace.
Peasants don t care much for pompous princes either or for their aides, for that matter.
Of course, it is possible that the rumors about the manager s malfeasance were maliciously motivated maybe even untrue. Perhaps, the manager was the unfortunate target of a smear campaign. As the representative of a rich man, the manager s position was extremely tenuous. To stay on good terms with his employer required him to enhance his master s holdings. Just doing his job brought him into direct contact and daily conflict with the impoverished masses as the despised bill collector.