Set Out For Success of Your Own!

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Class envy... Do you have it? I guess after hours of thought, much investigation....I came to the conclusion that some of the jobs that CEO's perform, are to a very large extent far outside the grasp of what abilitites a lot of folks have. You look at a typical fortune 500 company, they are a small group compared to the mid sized and small businesses, so that means there is an even smaller group of fortune 500 CEO's out there drawing huge salaries. Now do I think I have a firm enough grasp of the way my industry works to do this job....Yes Would I.....Not for any amount of money on the planet Here's why: In a study done of some of the most successful CEO's in the industry, there were questions asked about the way they meter the lives they lead, how they measure success and how they balance business with personal life. In almost every instance, it was discovered a profound off balance in regards to personal lives, it's not greed or power, it was the way they thought. They essentially had no other vision other than the company they represented getting to point B, that was it. They basically had little or no regard for personal lives, and basically lived to work. I know in the instance of my CEO, he works feverishly, painstakingly planning every move to maneuver our company through continued troubled waters, and this comapny has done that for over 100 years. So I guess my point is this...Why does it seem fair, or in style to shake fists at the wealthy rather than set out on a path to claim the same success ourselves? Is it really fair to tax the wealthy more? The smallest percentage of the population (normally called the "wealthy 1%") pay in the area of 40% of the taxes....So it would appear to me the rich are already taxed heavily. Most large corporations are taxed at a flat 40% or more on profits, and I have heard some economists claim that the large corporations seek other countries if for any other reason than the heavy taxation taking away from the ability to be flexible financially. Thoughts anyone? I mean frankly it makes no sense to hate Bill Gates for his wealth, you don't have to buy his products, the truth is he stepped out on a limb and took the risk, we choose to buy his products.