It's not a peril. It's a good thing to have as people strive towards reaching the upper echelons and can then enjoy the fruits of their labor.
I'll give you an example. NZ is a rather egalitarian society because of its working class roots. As a result, there are very few privileges for the rich.
When I first arrived, I deposited more than NZD 4 million in the bank after selling my Sydney property. However, I still had to queue up with the peasants to do my banking along with the scum of society who only had $20 in their accounts.
I was outraged and demanded to see the manager. I asked him why rich pricks like myself didn't have an exclusive lounge for high net worth individuals. I told him that I had more money coming in and if I wasn't treated better than the dregs of society, I'd take my money somewhere else.
He explained that it was socially unacceptable for a bank to be seen to be favoring rich customers over the poor ones. However, he promised to arrange something for me on the quiet. He called later that day and told me that I no longer had to queue. He would send his staff to see me whenever I needed anything done.
At the end of the day, money talks in any society. It's either covert or in your face but it is always there.