no money no talk

my friend shared a line from a TV drama with me the other day: "you have no money, you have no power, but you have an opinion?", which is another version of "no money no talk".

some apparently true things in our world - when you have money, power, fame:

- you get more money, power, fame (and you won't get corrupted because? but well, it isn't so bad to be corrupted is it? to enjoy the good life?)

- people listen to you (usually because these people also want to have money, power, fame?)

- you have more leverage to save/change the world the way you would like to (and your way is the best way because - you have money, power, and fame?)