The Rich Deserve What They Have. They Earned It.

Have the rich deserved what they have earned?
  
You've probably heard some variation of the above.  Some statements and my answers derived from conversations with conservatives and other right-wingers: 


If it wasn't for that person starting a business for us to work at, we wouldn't have anything.  


Molly:  First of all, let me make it clear that I am a capitalist through and through.  I firmly believe that people who start businesses 
and provide a quality product or service are the backbone of our country.