When these kind of generalizations sound like they are flattening any resemblance of reality, it is because they are
Evil. Yes it’s fashionable. Doesn’t make it untrue.
Most thieves, murderers, etc were poor, they weren't? Then they were explained as special cases.
When you come with a premade conclusion based on ideology it is usually very easy to find "proofs".
Think it a different way, most of the people reading this forum are at the world's top 1%. I venture to guess you as well, are you evil for hoarding all that cash? Was your 9-5 work epitome of evil?