Do you hate all rich people?

[haele]

49. I don't hate them, but I am mindful of their personal motivations -

Just as I am mindful of poor people's motivations.

It's not cynical to assume that no matter how considerate, well wishing, ethical a person may be, rich or poor, there is something within them that will always consider what keeps them comfortable before considering the needs of others. However they act on it will be the test of their personal sense of morality, but you can't tell me there is a person dead or alive who first ask "how much does this action/event/situation ask of me?" before thinking "how does this affect others?".

Thing to also remember is that the lower incomes usually (not always) have more experience in starting from nothing or doing with less than the wealthy-which will explain why "poorer" people are typically more willing to give personal resources to provide aid, or more willing to do with less so that everyone can be helped. YMMV when it comes to personal experiences, but studies have shown time and again that people who make less than the median wage will give more of a percentage of their limited resources to various types of aid activities than people who make more.

Haele