While there are some aspects of this piece I have trouble agreeing with, or at least as written (particularly holding Drumpf largely blameless for his plan to defund some of America’s most valued social programs. Also, others being rewarded for your work is the very concept of charity, and indeed is often done deliberately as a form of job security, or to manipulate others for some greater good), essentially you have successfully answered the question you presented, “Why Do We Hate Poor People?” (of which I am most assuredly one, and often sense resentment for being.)

True, there seems to be a human tendency among those lacking in empathy and open-mindedness (and that’s a pretty high percentage) to take credit for being on the “right side” of some chance-drawn “fine line”. Born wealthy? Resent those who were not. Grow up in a life of white privilege? Instead of using it as a way to learn, grow and share, use it to lock every door in-between you and “them”. Come into the world with a sound mind and body? Rather than being grateful, be disdainful of the struggles others face. (In retrospect I notice I’m describing Drumpf to an orange “T”, but that was not my original intent.) The examples are pretty close to endless.

One other point may have made without you necessarily even realizing it, but you brought the pieces together for this reader. While a substantial number of Drumpf voters give no credence to biological evolution, they seem more than willing to embrace the economic and social evolution that provides that comforting barrier of hate for them to stand on, and look down on those just barely on the other side of circumstance.

This is a complex issue, and I thank you for presenting it more effectively than I.