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/^t/There are, however, people who have an advantage because of their social, professional, or financial status. They are members of elites, superior on account of their power, talent, and privileges. People who are in authority, who are rolling in money, even those who belong to mafias have better opportunities and very often do not hesitate to benefit from it, even illegally. They are in position to break the law and to hush it up. The rank and file citizens cannot elude justice and very often they have to carry the burden of punishment while their bosses shuffle off the responsibility. But the superiority of elites do not have to consist in vice. For example, they have better education opportunities. Money talks, so the well-off can afford studies. Consequently, those who are better educated have better perspectives and more advantageous job opportunities. The affiliation to an elite proves to be very helpful in climbing up the career ladder. Moreover, the interweaving relations between "the more equal" make them mutually dependent which creates stronger bond between them and alienates them further from the rest of the society.