[SauronOfMordor]

If you notice the Democrat rich, like Kennedy (inherited wealth), Pelosi (married wealth), Kerry (married wealth), they generally are wealthy people who did not themselves EARN the wealth. They can maintain a wealthy lifestyle because of the revenue of their investments

The target of the Democrat programs is the upper middle class, to prevent them from accumulating the capital needed to be able to compete with the owners of unearned wealth for investment opportunities

[Obie Wan]

"They can maintain a wealthy lifestyle because of the revenue of their investments"

It's also been reported Kennedy and Kerry have most of their wealth in out of country bank accounts where they are not subject to the taxes they laid on the rest of us !!!

[Jeff F]

The target of the Democrat programs is the upper middle class, to prevent them from accumulating the capital needed to be able to compete with the owners of unearned wealth for investment opportunities

Quite true. It is also a way try to prevent their upwardly mobile lessors from being able to compete for the estates, race horses, and foundations that the established rich use to set themselves apart from the unwashed.

Better still, as Democrats, they can affect a pose of moral superiority while in reality they are protecting their own interest and elite standing.