>What did anyone else do that earned them the right to his money?

George III asked a question like that about "his colonies"


But, let's try.

For starters, how about WWII vets could can't pay their rents? Had the US not won that war Sam's kids might be speaking Japanese now.
How about struggling Korean war vets who fought a war that allowed South Korea, where most of Walmart's electronics are made, to become a flourishing country?
Have you gone through a VA medical facility lately?
Take a walk through a few and ask your question again.

So, the answer is the same that George III got:

Anyone who can take it away from them.