I have never understood why some people equate having or not having money with morality. I don't think being rich gives you a license to look down on others but at the same time, being poor does not mean that you are a virtuous and good person.

I was once driving with some filmmakers (excuse me, artists) while working on my documentary and one of them became angry when a older white gentleman pulled in front of him. The filmmaker became very irritated and stated "I hate old guys in Mercedes." I lost it and let the filmmaker know what I thought about his prejudiced and insensitive remark. Somehow, he had made the mistake that I would be grateful that he was sticking it to this symbol of paternalistic capitalism. I was not impressed.

Rudeness and hate come in all forms--I have had the chance to work with well-off people who were kind and giving and those who were broke but cruel and suffered from a sense of entitlement. So, just as being rich should not be a measure of a person's worth, being poor should not be a reflection of a person's virtue.