having money is a sign of being productive, on the whole

Having money is a sign of being able to extract wealth from the current economic system. I know many productive people who never learnt that hard work doesn't equal good money.

It's actually typically a sign of your parents having money, above all else.

People who know how to make money pass this knowledge on to their kids. People who don't, can't. This shouldn't be surprising.

Actually, they largely pass the money on to their kids.

The point is that amazon isn't doing anything nefarious in paying people minimum wage