And I believe success is possible for them with the right knowledge. So when they ask, "what is holding me back", they shouldn't be focusing on the wealth of other people.
I disagree that all have equal access to success. While I think most have the ability to gain some, not all can make ends meet. Sometimes disabilities or other circumstances come into play, other times its other obligations.
My friend once took a class on getting out of poverty. They stressed to the students, much to her(and mine, when she told me) surprise, its not about
what you know, its
who you know. Do you have good contacts? Have you got a good support system? Another issue was being confident enough to maintain and build contacts.
I think its counterproductive for anyone who's got food in their fridge and a roof over their head to sit around and worry about Jeff Bezos, but someone working in a nursing home full time shouldn't worry about whether or not they can buy fruit for the kids or whether or not they can see a doctor for the cough they've had for the last three months.
It would just be nice to see some general basic life standards for everybody, but not everybody seems to be able to maintain that. Sometimes it really is sheer laziness, but most of the time its complicated. I don't know what it would take to get us there, but what we're doing now doesn't seem to be working for far too many people.