user24187: I know very little about the teachings of Buddhism. So I apologize for the simple questions.
My question is why do some people become rich and others poor?
Who gives a person wealth? Is there an action of the deity in acquiring wealth?

user23952: Buddhism is about learning how to be more skillful in one's own actions (in order to suffer less and be happier), not about benefittting from the actions of others. Although that will tend to happen as an indirect result of practicing the teachings.
In this sutta the Buddha describes some of the results that can be expected from various types and qualities of action. In this section of it he talks about poverty and wealth:

“There is the case where a woman or man is not a giver of food, drink, cloth, sandals, garlands, scents, ointments, beds, dwellings, or lighting to contemplatives or brahmans. Through having adopted & carried out such actions, on the break-up of the body, after death he/she reappears in a plane of deprivation… If instead he/she comes to the human state, he/she is poor wherever reborn. This is the way leading to poverty: not to be a giver of food, drink, cloth, sandals, garlands, scents, ointments, beds, dwellings, or lighting to contemplatives or brahmans.
“But then there is the case where a woman or man is a giver of food, drink, cloth, sandals, scents, ointments, beds, dwellings, & lighting to contemplatives & brahmans. Through having adopted & carried out such actions, on the break-up of the body, after death, he/she reappears in a good destination… If instead he/she comes to the human state, then he/she is wealthy wherever reborn. This is the way leading to great wealth: to be a giver of food, drink, cloth, sandals, garlands, scents, ointments, beds, dwellings, & lighting to contemplatives & brahmans.

And wealth can be understood in different ways. For instance, an abundance of admirable friends, or good qualities one has developed, or as the Buddha says somewhere, "Contentment is the greatest wealth."

user24281: Virture, Sila, right conduct, is the base for wealth, heavens and also liberation. Harm and carelessness, not keeping promises, cheating and inhonest, thievery acting, "i have a right attitude", demanding, claiming, taking not given, that of poorness.
The four outlets of wealth, leading in any way to poorness, are evil friends, use of intoxications, drugs, going after indulging in sexual affairs, gambling. Something right here to change.
Not developed wisdom and concentration as well, lead to lose of even huge gained wealth.
Giving at first place, sacifices fist, such as foremost toward those worthy for gifts, is as well the root of wealth arriving.
All actually visible right here. So why are you still poor,get more and more dependent? Wouldn't it be good to start with giving first, working first, instead of searching around after lasting old merits?
Because of old merits it's possible to gain even huge wealth, but obtained by harm of others, by improper livelihood, one hardly will enjoy it and is also sure to suffer a lot with quick lose again.
What could you gain till today you are not afraid you will lose soon or have already lost.
Poorness of communities, families, is cause by carelessnes, nor repairing broken, not seeking for what got lost, and by putting a not virtuous person as leader.

24187: <p>I know very little about the teachings of Buddhism. So I apologize for the simple questions.
My question is why do some people become rich and others poor?
Who gives a person wealth? Is there an action of the deity in acquiring wealth?</p>
 23952: <p>Buddhism is about learning how to be more skillful in one's own actions (in order to suffer less and be happier), not about benefittting from the actions of others. Although that will tend to happen as an indirect result of practicing the teachings.</p>
<p>In <a href="https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN135.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> sutta the Buddha describes some of the results that can be expected from various types and qualities of action. In this section of it he talks about poverty and wealth:</p>
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<p>“There is the case where a woman or man is not a giver of food, drink, cloth, sandals, garlands, scents, ointments, beds, dwellings, or lighting to contemplatives or brahmans. Through having adopted &amp; carried out such actions, on the break-up of the body, after death he/she reappears in a plane of deprivation… If instead he/she comes to the human state, he/she is poor wherever reborn. This is the way leading to poverty: not to be a giver of food, drink, cloth, sandals, garlands, scents, ointments, beds, dwellings, or lighting to contemplatives or brahmans.</p>
<p>“But then there is the case where a woman or man is a giver of food, drink, cloth, sandals, scents, ointments, beds, dwellings, &amp; lighting to contemplatives &amp; brahmans. Through having adopted &amp; carried out such actions, on the break-up of the body, after death, he/she reappears in a good destination… If instead he/she comes to the human state, then he/she is wealthy wherever reborn. This is the way leading to great wealth: to be a giver of food, drink, cloth, sandals, garlands, scents, ointments, beds, dwellings, &amp; lighting to contemplatives &amp; brahmans.</p>
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<p>And wealth can be understood in different ways. For instance, an abundance of admirable friends, or good qualities one has developed, or as the Buddha says somewhere, &quot;Contentment is the greatest wealth.&quot;</p>
 24281: <p>Virture, Sila, right conduct, is the base for wealth, heavens and also liberation. Harm and carelessness, not keeping promises, cheating and inhonest, thievery acting, &quot;i have a right attitude&quot;, demanding, claiming, taking not given, that of poorness.</p>
<p>The four outlets of wealth, leading in any way to poorness, are evil friends, use of intoxications, drugs, going after indulging in sexual affairs, gambling. Something right here to change.</p>
<p>Not developed wisdom and concentration as well, lead to lose of even huge gained wealth.</p>
<p>Giving at first place, sacifices fist, such as foremost toward those worthy for gifts, is as well the root of wealth arriving.</p>
<p>All actually visible right here. So why are you still poor,get more and more dependent? Wouldn't it be good to start with giving first, working first, instead of searching around after lasting old merits?</p>
<p>Because of old merits it's possible to gain even huge wealth, but obtained by harm of others, by improper livelihood, one hardly will enjoy it and is also sure to suffer a lot with quick lose again.</p>
<p>What could you gain till today you are not afraid you will lose soon or have already lost.</p>
<p>Poorness of communities, families, is cause by carelessnes, nor repairing broken, not seeking for what got lost, and by putting a not virtuous person as leader.</p>
