It's when people don't have access to things that make it a fair playing field that screw it up.

- Can't work b/c of physical limitation (this is what the social net shoud be for)

- Lack of proper education. (we can do much better)

- Discrimination (needs to be punished)

There are others.

That said, the Free Market works much better than a too tightly controlled one.

It is much more likely to reward based on merit.