Cicero once wrote:
The poor work without end.
The rich live off the work of the poor.
The soldier protects them both.
The taxpayer pays for all three.
The banker profits at the expense of all four.
The lawyer outsmarts all five.
The doctor sends bills to all six.
The criminal intimidates all seven.
The politician lives comfortably at the expense of all eight.
Written in 43 BC — and still strikingly relevant today.