DP #12: I almost forgot... I was watching HELP!

Systems are set up to fail those on the bottom of the pyramid since all systems are driven by power, which lay in the hands of those in considerably handsome financial states. The King in the parable decided to proclaim his power by calling attention to his economics thus driving those below him into the ground because his power (and money) came first. FEMA, in response to Katrina, first saved those with money because they reflect directly the power of the nation (consider taxes) and the economy of the city (consider the alternate damsel). Since power is directly connected to money, it is utterly conceivable that all systems are indirectly designed to work from the top-down.