Wealthy people have the resources to defend themselves in court. If you live paycheck to paycheck, you generally cannot afford lawyer fees, taking time off work

Wealthy people have the resources to defend themselves in court. If you live paycheck to paycheck, you generally cannot afford lawyer fees, taking time off work for court appearances, or the risk of actually losing a case, or the probably million other things I'm not thinking about right now. It is almost always easier to go after the poor than it is to go after the rich and powerful.