>>You did bring up the pursuit of happiness.
>>It seems you think the 99% don't have a chance at it.

The happiness to which I refer is that of the underclass who will revolt. Deny them opportunity to pursue happiness, and the result really ought to be predictable.

>>One forfeits the American dream voluntarily when they work for someone else (and their dream).

Not everybody is equipped to work alone or form a corporation, especially if they have no experience of capital because the only income they've experienced came from windfall or banditry and the wealthy in their community are the drug dealers. Whereas as long as there are wages worthy of the workman (workperson?) there can be opportunity. Static or nonexistent wages yield a different result.

>>Rags to riches stories are still plentiful around here.

Yes, but the unemployed masses will not bow meekly because somebody else had a bumper result.

>>Maybe you didn't bet on yourself, or maybe you didn't win, but that doesn't mean everyone gets the same results.

Nobody except you suggested everybody should have the same result. The issue is that millions are unemployed and do not appreciate being told that if they have no bread, they should eat cake.

>and 1% beneficiaries who can't see past the ends of their own grasping fingers.
>Which makes them exactly no different than than the 2 % or the 5% or the 50% or the 99%.

Yes, but none of this matters once the revolution happens. The thug about to thump you won't stop to consider your erudite arguments about how he is oppressing Chinese or is as greedy as everybody else.