And the "rich" would be the elite, the politburo, the ruling class, whatever term you prefer...the apartchuks carrying out the elite agenda would be the upper-middle, everybody else would be muck. Then perhaps the 99% would really have a legitimate cause to bitch!
Face it, we are surrounded by enemies, fools, dupes and looters...the patient cannot be saved in its current state...it needs to be terminated and rebuilt.