That's a rather broad, sweeping generalization that's just not accurate. You really have no idea what the financial situation of people up here is. We may seem rich to you, but that's not always true.People living in countries such of US, UK etc, don't know what is poor much. A lot of people that considerate themselves poor there, are close (if not) to be considerate a middle class here.
Myself, I've slept under trees before. I've pulled my meals out of garbage cans. Please don't tell me I don't know what poor is.