“A phrase that conjures clichés and triggers all manner of knee-jerk reactions. Inbred aristocracy. Idle nobles, hunting foxes on their manor estates. Old money families flexing their influence to buy elections and sponsor legislation. Legacy students purchasing conferred status from world-class tertiary institutions, regardless of ability. Deploying dynastic trusts and offshore entities to facilitate tax avoidance on an industrial scale. But here is the thing: wealth, once acquired, confers legitimacy and buys respectability. Regardless of origin…”