Are all good people poor?

 For some reason, I just read Toyoko Yamazaki's "The White Tower" (a socially conscious novel about medicine) recently, and my wife, who apparently watched the TV drama the whole time, recalled a scene in which a lawyer who supports the underdog has to move out of his office because he can't even pay the rent. After laughing at his poverty, she suddenly asked,

"Are all good people poor?"

Come to think of it, all the "good" doctors and medical scientists in "The White Tower" are poor. A prime example is Assistant Professor Satomi, who lives in a cramped apartment complex despite being a doctor. In contrast, the doctors and professors who own luxurious mansions are all portrayed as vulgar, obsessed with money and fame.

It seems like this is the natural outcome when written by socially conscious author Toyoko Yamazaki. She was a former newspaper reporter, so it must be true.

"Good people are poor. Rich people are bad."

This reminds me of something Jesus said:

"It's harder for a rich man to enter heaven than for an elephant to go through the eye of a needle."

Is that correct?

When you pursue social reality, you naturally end up following what Christ said.

Buddhism also teaches you to give up wealth and fame, so it's the same thing.

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