[forgetsusername]

>Wealthy people are vilified for being wealthy even when they play by the rules.

Playing within the rules is irrelevant when you're the one who gets to write the rules.

[DigitalJack]

As if there existed some impartial authority to make rules.

[sliverstorm]

"Everyone else", is the idea.

For example, if you wrote the tax law, you could say "let's tax everyone but me"

But if everyone writes the tax law together, nobody will let you exempt yourself, and you won't let them exempt themselves.

Like some kind of law-making standoff.

[jessaustin]

Holy crap, this means that the Golden Rule is still a relevant ethical precept! Who knew?