Means of making a living at other's expense

The following words of wisdom of Booker T. Washington say it all. They are as true today as they were when they were spoken originally. ”I am afraid that there is a certain class of race-problem solvers who don't want the patient to get well, because as long as the disease holds out they have not only an easy means of making a living, but also an easy medium through which to make themselves prominent before the public." — Booker T. Washington