The income of the wealthy is far more dependent on the health of the economy than is the income of the poor. When times are good, their incomes increase, when times are bad they decrease.
The periods in which we’ve had the smallest income disparity have been when everyone was suffering. There was great income disparity during the Roaring Twenties, very little during the depression.
This isn’t accidental, it’s an inevitable consequence. Any effort that succeeds will result in a severe economic depression.
It’s really frustrating that these fools/deceivers intentionally conflate “wealth” and “income”.
The two are NOT the same.
The truly wealthy have very little “income” in the taxable sense, so it’s no wonder they favor higher taxes on income to assuage their inherent guilt over their wealth.