Tony, that is a fatasy. I have not seen a society, whether it is capitalistic, socialistic, communistic, fascistic, whatever, that the rich or the privilaged will suffer first than the ordinary people.
Like the English writer once said, it's ALWAYS the common people who would get marginalized. Not the rich one.
In another country, what we have seen on WS and the corporate America would have incited mass demonstration or a possible revolution. I don't believe revolution will solve problem either, I don't believe anything will solve problem, I do believe rich will always screw the poor with few exceptions.
Am I cynical enough?