Which is great as long as they're allowed to! Problem is that once they've hauled you into their system, you're trapped! The whole thing is set up to enforce dependency upon the wealthy. Unless you have your own farm to grow your own food, and can provide all the other necessities of life, then you have to get into the system, and once you're in it, there's no way out. Try to take care of yourself, and they will come down on you with everything they have until they've crushed you. In a capitalist society, you are an asset, not a person, and your only responsibility is to increase the wealth of your owner/employer.