The results are basically the same each year. Most people work for their money, but the wealthy have the money work for them.
This doesn't mean you have to start a business - most people can't do that. But the wealthy also have a significant chunk of financial assets - stocks, bonds, and the like - that are available to regular people.
http://blogs.barrons.com/penta/2014/12/29/where-the-rich-park-wealth/
