Morality Games
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Why would you see a difference?
In the event of a nationwide economic collapse, we would all be forced to endure a period of anarchy and danger, but all fortunes would be lost and all debts would be erased. That creates a world of new opportunities where former rich are ground into dust by former poor.
Such an event occurred when the Han Dynasty superseded the Qin Dynasty in Ancient China, when a commoner and former policemen --> outlaw became the leader of a peasant rebellion and ended up as Emperor.
... when you amass a certain amount of money and influence, the only way to keep it safe is to create alliances with established power structures.
That's why governments and rich people always partner up and end up becoming the same thing.