Who is respected? Or should i ask, "what" is respected....?

When i was a child i always thought,good people were respected.When i grew up a little,i thought,intelligent people were respected.When i grew up a little
more,i thought,smart and clever people were respected. When i grew
still more,i thought,rich people were respected.It has now turned out that "people" aren't respected, it's just the money...power...some more money....some more power...