You are absolutely correct in your observation about unequal opportunity.

I could not offer my children the same opportunities as their peers. No hockey, no art school, no music lessons, no tutors... They are adults now yet I still feel enormously guilty that I was unable to afford them the chance to pursue their dreams and talents. Meanwhile it irritates me to no end to hear their peers parents go on and on about their own children's successes - successes owed in a large part to economic resources.