its actually been the opposite for me, as it is for a LOT of people. hence the power the republicans have over a lot of this country.
Its sort of like the lottery. WHo plays that? Not people who are educated, smart, and have a decent amount of money (in general) its the poor.
Republicans convince people that having a SMALL, near impossible shot at unlimited wealth is better than socially responsible programs that ensure we all benefit from this great country.
We can't have slaves anymore, so we enslave the lower class. We import labor (or outsouce it) from other countries and let them do the work no one else wants to do, and of course we don't pay them anywhere near fairly for it.
Its not about one person, or a handful of people, or an entire organization giving to charity. Its about structuring this country in a way that we all benefit, have a good chance of success, and a high change of happiness.