Hard-working Americans...
Pure political wording at its funniest. It destroys the credibility of whoever is saying it.
I’m not saying there are not Americans that work hard, but I’ve been in the work force for many decades. The number that actually “work hard” is a small percentage. and what does that phrase even mean outside of political statements?
OK, rant over. Carry on...
Joining your rant.
As you say, the number of truly hardworking people is not very high. And then the politicians look around and see that some people have “more stuff” than other people. So those folks need to be taxed. What government does — overwhelmingly — is punish hardworking Americans. The truly rich, on the other hand, just become cronies and they get special benefits from the government.