I have a great friend who is a member of the Masonic Lodge in my town and he is a great guy, he was "invited" to join due to his connections with the Navy SeaBee's and being in construction his whole life. He is not rich, as a matter of fact, he is more poor than I am. I have helped him financially several times. So, I would say lumping all masons is a joke. It is just like anything else. The higher into the ranks you get, typically on the National Level, that is where the corruption and dirty deeds take place. Don't lump everyone into this "I want to puke" group. People who are as narrow minded as you "make me"want to shoot you...so save me the trouble and go shoot yourself...