Why is it that every time I hear someone talking about how evil the rich are, it's conservatives trying to put words into the mouths of liberals? I hear a lot of liberals support greater taxation on the wealthy, but I very rarely actually hear them say it's because they hate rich people.
It's a way for conservatives to re-frame the argument, which is pretty much what they have to do in order to gain any ground at all. From a practical point of view, taxes have to come from somewhere, and trying to get it from people who HAVE money is a lot easier than getting it from people who DON'T. This piece of common sense would be hard to argue against, so instead it's turned into a morality play about how taxing the rich is a punishment and evidence that people who support those taxes hate rich people, success, and the American dream.
It's a way for conservatives to re-frame the argument, which is pretty much what they have to do in order to gain any ground at all. From a practical point of view, taxes have to come from somewhere, and trying to get it from people who HAVE money is a lot easier than getting it from people who DON'T. This piece of common sense would be hard to argue against, so instead it's turned into a morality play about how taxing the rich is a punishment and evidence that people who support those taxes hate rich people, success, and the American dream.