You're likely doing nothing wrong; wealth and merit are just unrelated.
If I had to list core beliefs that separate conservatives from liberals, that right there would be one.
Agreed, although liberals sometimes have a brand of meritocratic belief - it's usually more to do with something like karma rather than faith in "the market" or whatever.
wealth and merit are just unrelated.
If this is what you actually think, it might be the thing you're doing wrong. Fortuna est quae fit cum praeparatio in occasionem incidit.
Anything that makes you apply your hand to your face.
You're likely doing nothing wrong; wealth and merit are just unrelated.
If I had to list core beliefs that separate conservatives from liberals, that right there would be one.
Agreed, although liberals sometimes have a brand of meritocratic belief - it's usually more to do with something like karma rather than faith in "the market" or whatever.
If this is what you actually think, it might be the thing you're doing wrong. Fortuna est quae fit cum praeparatio in occasionem incidit.