I think the people who are well off and do very well should share there good fortune. If you give money to some idiot who walk 30 feet to give you food, give money to church, donate money to charity..then if your making awesome money you should help or be generous to people who are crucial in your life. If people were not giving, many more would suffer and the world would be a much worse place. I guess giving xmas gifts to some super in a bldg is more important then helping loved ones/close friends..didn;t say support the guy...how bout giving him a 50 dollar gift card.
I know there gonna be a lot of people saying hell no, but I have a pretty tight circle of friends, we all make different levels of incomes, all in different phases of our life, but we all are supportive....
If that was happening in my group of friends and they been tight for a long while, then I definitely think its fucked up. But that's my personal opinion...
If the 225k a year guy has money problems or something, then ok, whatever... Also, the 225k guy shouldn't be expect to help pay the other rent or anything. Otherwise it could put a strain on the relationship... alot of bad could come out of it, but when they hanging out, 225k guy should buy the beer, or the round of golf or whatever...
Feel like its more too it, but if not, then Im with you. kinda messed up... I had a friend like that, and I would give him $50 spot before we went out and be like this is for you drinks tonight.. I just want him to have fun and not feel financially restricted, I don't need the attention for it... so yeah, if they friends like that, then he probably should do a little more.... but if poor guy starts relying on rich guy for money, friendship gonna get ruined somehow.