Economic inequality is one of the biggest issues in society today.
For years a narrative of the 1% vs the 99%, criticism of tax avoidance, and the polarisation of the employment and property markets has focused criticism on whether wealthy people deserve the money they make.
But, according to a survey published by the new website UnHerd, the public judges the rich very differently depending on how they came by their wealth.
Certain professions are seen as overwhelmingly deserving of every penny they make, while some are widely viewed as being unjustly wealthy.
Here's what the data, gathered by YouGov from 1,718 British people, says the public think about who deserves the money they make - and who doesn't.
Note: Not 100% of those questioned responded to every question.
10. Scientists and engineers
Only 5% of those surveyed thought that guys in lab coats don't deserve their salaries, with 85% responding that they are justly rewarded.
9. Inventors
Developing a brand new product or service also gets you a big thumbs-up from the British public. Only 6% of people think that inventing something doesn't entitle you to big money, while 79% backed them.
8. Manufacturing bosses
Heavy industry was an easy winner as well. Founding a manufacturing company and producing tangible things only got a thumbs-down from 11% of the public, with 78% saying that it's a fair way to get rich.
7. Tech founders
The likes of Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos are some of the most talked-about billionaires on the planet, and their products often spark fierce debate. Only 22% of people say they don't deserve their often enormous payback, with 53% being in favour of their riches.
6. Big pharma bosses
Making money from healthcare is where the pendulum swings and people are more sceptical of the wealth it creates than are supportive. Forty-three percent of people were against big healthcare pay packets, while 34% are supportive.
=4. CEOs
Being the boss of a large firm will earn you the opposition of 46% of the public, while 31% say the wealth of chief executives is justified.
=4. Property tycoons
Forty-six percent of the public think people who are rich because of property don't deserve it, while 30% think they do.
3. Actors/directors
Making it big in Hollywood is not a popular way of getting rich, either. Fifty-three percent of people think actors and directors don't deserve their money, while 26% do.
2. Sports stars
Getting rich on the field is even less popular than getting rich on the silver screen. Sixty percent of people think sportsmen and women don't deserve their money, while 22% think they do.
1. Bankers
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the people in the top echelons of the finance industry were seen as the least deserving of all the rich professionals. Sixty-four percent of the public said they don't deserve their money, while only 17% were prepared to back them.