I see this alot actually. My dad still has a perception that the NDP is the party of the working class and the Conservatives are the party of the rich. He actually gets very upset that I don't vote NDP because I "was born a peasant and will die a peasant".
He suffers from the fundamental misunderstanding of taxation, most people do actually. Jeff Bezos is completely fine with super high taxes, his salary is 80K a year, you can take all of it from him and won't care. Most of his wealth is locked up in assets and stocks. Plus once someone is rich, they don't mind a tax increase on your competitors (such as new entrepreneurs). They can afford it, and that person making 200K a year has less of a chance of becoming a competitor. This is why behind every socialist movement are rich dudes financing it.
I see this alot actually. My dad still has a perception that the NDP is the party of the working class and the Conservatives are the party of the rich. He actually gets very upset that I don't vote NDP because I "was born a peasant and will die a peasant".
He suffers from the fundamental misunderstanding of taxation, most people do actually. Jeff Bezos is completely fine with super high taxes, his salary is 80K a year, you can take all of it from him and won't care. Most of his wealth is locked up in assets and stocks. Plus once someone is rich, they don't mind a tax increase on your competitors (such as new entrepreneurs). They can afford it, and that person making 200K a year has less of a chance of becoming a competitor. This is why behind every socialist movement are rich dudes financing it.