If you're rich, EVERYONE calls you asking for money. Sometimes the charities are worthwhile (the hospital, shelters, etc.) Sometimes the charities are merely vanity projects (send our high school kids to Paris!).

After awhile, the rich begin to think that the only thing people want from them is their money. They grow weary and suspicious. They want to protect themselves and their privacy. They feel that others look at them and see only dollar signs. They know that contractors double the bills when they charge them. Eventually the only people they begin to trust are other people who have money -- people who don't care about money because they have it too.

If you regard the rich with rage and resentment, guess what? They know it. And they'll keep you at arm's length.