[qasimzafar]

Humans are also wired to be less forgiving to those who are going through struggles that they themselves have crossed - this could be the reason behind the rich person deriding someone in need for being poor and not working hard enough

[Fjolsvith]

Where's the pride in one's own accomplishments when that one person is begging for handouts?

A wealthy person will feel uncomfortable empathizing with a poor person, because the process chips away at the wealthy person's sense of security.