Rich People are Greedy and Dishonest?

yup some are very giving. but the more I see the more I also see thaqt some want more and more without giving back!

As a believer in What Goes Around Comes Around, the statement "the more you give the more you receive" rings true. There are a whole host of well off people who thrive on giving back. Perhaps they did start their habit long before reaching a wealthy status. You do make good points as on the flip side, there are some who are merely frugal, living a simple life and sharing not a big part of their agenda. They just keep socking it away. I recall a story I read some time a go. The weathered face of an elderly man, having not showered or bathed in sometime, his beard unkept and shoes with holes, wandering the streets he called home. Meanwhile no one would of guessed him as having a millionaire status. Do you think that this man gave back much at all? He just sat on his wads of money and chose to live on the street. There are a small majority of wealthy people who are not so generous. Those who are stuffy and prude. Sometimes money can change a persons personality. It has been said that wealth simply augments who the person really is, who their are at their core. Some people are just nicer than others. Most well off people I believe do give back, are generous with sharing their wealth and are happy doing so. Yet there are those who are greedy and rude, whether they are rich or not and a misers wealth status may never be known.

Strongly Agree with you zandi, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :( money is evil. But if you have a lot of money and you are greedy just make sure you are happy not with material this, but a happy life in whole perspective. Yes a rich person may say that I have a lot of Friends because I treat them I can give them comfort, But you might want to check their loyalty. But I don't want to generalize there are rich people who are also generous.But i can say mostly Rich people are greedy they don't want to share. =d09:

hi zandi, you may be right rich people are greedy and dishonest,god have given the money to them but not the heart,i found lot of rich people,still they are running behind money,there is a saying in "Geeta" if you have enough money and the money may need by some poor or needy people we have to offer our money,if we cannot offer ,that is a sin saying like that,but some people may be honest and good,have a nice day

You bring up a good point...rich people aren't greedy simply for being rich. My dad makes six figures per year easily and is the one person I respect and admire most in life because he is the most understanding and generous person I know. He shared his knowledge and expertise in his business with me in my mid-teens, and now I make enough per year to support my husband and I. He didn't have to do that, yet he did, as he is not selfish and cares for his family, among other things. People have to realize that money made does not make a person. My dad got where he was by being motivated at seventeen and continuing to work hard up until today. He makes a lot of money because what he does brings in a lot of money. It's not like he was a kind person only until he began to make half a million per year and then turned into someone else. Many well off people also donate to charities or use their money to help others...my parents, in fact, give to many charities and also are supporting at least seven outside-of-the-family people in the economic down turn when they have no where to go. I see no other person, middle class or otherwise, that is giving their home to others in time of need. Obviously there are those who make a lot of money because they want the money and ARE greedy. Yet there are those who make twenty thousand a year and are so greedy they steal from cash registers...money is no definition of a person. As a woman who grew up in a very well-off family, it saddens me to see such a negative light put onto motivated and successful people.

It is not common to all. Wealth makes people more fearless. Riches are respected. Common people fear them. Indecency of rich is ignored. They get advance position in the society. They are greedy so can collect more then necessity. The position and status is also a cause of their arrogant nature. It is not common nature of all rich. Noble person are their among rich too.

Hi friend, it is sadly true that often those who are well off become large targets for those around them. It is like the saying "sour grapes" where a person has to talk badly about something just to make sure that there is an excuse for their own failure to thrive in this world. Many people who are huge successes have started as people who have very little and they have worked hard to become great. If you have an open hand, then not only do you give, but it is then open to receive as well. You speak correctly when you say that the history of philanthropy goes along with the people who are prosperous. Generous spirits attract good things as well as sometimes attracting jealous attention and bad rumors. Have a great evening, Zandi.

yes I agree with you friend, rich are good, kind and generous....

HI ZANDI, I don't think anyone should catorgorize people. U can't say all rich people or poor people are all the same. I don't know many rich people personally but i'm sure there are good & bad in whatever they are.

i think its that people are different, money or no. i knew some rich people that i worked for that treated me like family for 8 years. suddenly for no apparent reason they didnt want me to come in to take care of their dad and treated me like the lowest outcast. i asked them several times for the reason. the daughter that had treated me like a sister just said the dad was acting inappropiately with me because he had asked me to marry him. i had explained to her many times for 3 yrs that i had no intention of ever doing that and she seemed fine. then just out of the blue one day said. dont come back. we will give you severence and have you meet with a lawyer to sign papers to no longer have any contact. i even had to give the lawyer some tapes id borrowed to return the the old guy since i wasnt even allowed to say good bye!!! so, what you say is not true. lots of rich are heartless. they treat you sometimes like they are a player. really sweet and nice then throw you down like the worst dog on the street. sorry, its my experience.

I don't think a person is greedy and dishonest because that person is rich or poor, but because of their attitude or because they've been conditioned to be that way. I know there are both rich and poor who are very generous and both that are very greedy.

IT is not important to find out who is rich, or how this person acquired his/her wealth,,I believe it is important to find out how we/I/ourself can get rich.There are verry few people on this earth who will not wish to be rich,,as long as I can have a lil something I can share with a needy man,and I have an extra pair of shoes, I call myself RICH,,,,,,,,, many guys are rich without doing much of the hard work their parents have done,Tell me if u call them rich ,,,or?

but of course, zandi. poor people cannot afford to be generous, they have nothing to spare. only the rich can give, in terms of helping and material assistance, they have a lot to spare. but i assure, greed and dishonesty is not the sole domain of the rich, even the powerful. many of them are, but not all... i absolutely agree that those who peddle that line about the rich being greedy and dishonest has a lot of gripes to grind... against the rich, even those who have...

If we observe the society, we perceive that the generation born to the medium rich or poor people, when they acquire higher education and job and stability they are haughty and not so sensitive towards the poor. The first generation born to the well established people too behave haughty, guided by the intellect rather than heart. But the third generation born to well to do family is very generous and seeking spirituality. They narrate their past with simplicity. They like some social recognition such as forming groups, getting involved in charitable beneficiary activities. But nothing is absolute. It all depends on the social order of the particular society in a particular territory. So it is very important that the parents, relatives and the teachers rear the children to be sensitive and respectful to all types of people and not to run the train like "I am better than you"

As again Zandi, I would not really like to generalize. One things for sure is that rich people know the value of money more than we ordinary mortals who think nothing of blowing it away if ever we come across some extra cash LOL You say rich people are generous…while that may be true, I feel that there are very few amongst them who are generous without any expectation. Most rich people donate to escape taxes, rich Hindu businessmen donate to earn the blessings of God and others donate to become famous. About being greedy…well they don’t intend to become monks and nuns…so they have to lust after money and work for it so that they can die rich too, after leaving a handsome amount for their progeny. About being dishonest…I really don’t know if you can have a roaring business and pots of money without an iota of dishonesty.

I love to participate in discussions like this one, because I am very interested in rich people, how they act, what they think about money and how they live. I think not always rich people are very generous, but I also don't think that this is bad. You make money to enjoy your life, you are not making money to give it away. If you are giving away money, why making it in the first place?

Well, I think rich people can be greedy and dishonest as well as poor people. It doesn't really matter whether you're rich or you're poor. There are greedy and dishonest people everywhere. I think there are rich people who are really generous and who really loves helping people. And there are also poor people who even in their situation still finds the time to help others and try to give them something to be happy about.

Hiya zandi, While agreeing that not all People who have a lot of money are all the same. Amongst these you always find the stone hearted who would not give a blind man a light. There is one saying you cannot get blood from a stone. It´s just not worth all the hassle if they don´t want to give they won´t believe me it´s like trying to knock down Mount Everest in your attempts.

That is true. I believe that if you can give to others you will gain more. The bible has this anecdote that illustrates this value in life. A landowner gave his servants talents to use while he is away. He instructed them to invest it. One invested it and doubled the earning. The other invested as well and has trippled the earning. Another servant just planted it on the ground because he believes that his master earns not from his own effort and sees his master as not fair. When the master returned, he rewarded the first two. But the servant who did not invested the talents given to him was punished by taking away from him his talent and the master gave his talent to the one who has gained more. It is better to share than to receive. You cannot get rich without having an open mind and hand. If you cannot open your hand, how can you expect a person to take a risk in investing. Thus, many rich people finds it easy releasing money than those thrifty people.

greedy and dishonest is not depend on rich or not. it depend on everybody heart..