I do not think it is like religion. Mostly poor openly believe and profess their faith, but it does not mean “the rich” do not believe.

Lack of resources instils some sort of inferiority in the human mind and the only way to compete is to rely on hope, in this case, religion, karma. That is why religion is prevalent in poverty stricken areas.

i have this saying, a poor man struggles against the world, a rich one struggles against himself, that is why you see rich guys have problems with themselves,they seek therapy to deal with trauma.Religion for the rich is to deal with themselves, the poor is to deal with the world

I said that because for example when a poor man steals bread, karma comes for him fast ,community shaming, arrest, consequences. A rich man steals millions through a bad deal or a corrupt tender, and karma is mysteriously slow. Sometimes it never shows up at all.