There are a SIGNIFICANT number of jobs out there that only exist because somebody's nephew or SIL needed a job once upon a time. A great many jobs in the corporate world are "empty suits ", that don't actually contribute anything meaningful other than checking a box. These jobs, and many others, do not contribute to society in any waybata all and are, in fact, a net drain. Why do they deserve a high salary for nothing when the actual workers are struggling?

Modern society has never been about how much you contribute. It is only about maintaining the social and economic hierarchies that benefit those in charge.