This isn't an oversimplification. People actually think this.
Co-worker of mine used to rail and rave about the owners of our company. ....For the moment, we'll ignore the fact that he was paid a fair wage for a week's work, with benefits, vacation, sick leave, 401K, etc etc etc and was fully capable of leaving at any time for a new job.... Setting those bits aside, he was fond of making the comment: "They take every bit of the profits and just leave us the scraps!"
He was ALSO fond of saying that "We need to stick it to those rich bastards. They NEED to pay their fair share!" ...Taking every bit of their profits and leaving them with only the scraps, I suppose.
The irony is endless. IMHO, it all boils down to which one's hand is holding the whip. :-)
I have some Dem friends for whom things were “just not fair!” It was fair that they made more money than me, but it wasn’t fair that other people made more money than they did. I think a great many Dem voters abide by that screwy philosophy. Someone is doing better than they are (even if, like my friends, they’re doing very well), and IT’S JUST NOT FAIR!!! I remember one time one of my friends going on about the unfairness of professional athletes making millions playing a game. I asked him if he’d feel guilty making that kind of money. He replied: “why should I feel guilty?”