Point taken, but the doctor making $1m/yr and the business owner making $5m/yr seem to think they’re in the same club as the billionaires and vote accordingly (going by yard signs and bumper stickers seen in their neighborhoods).
They might vote against our (and their) best interests but it’s important to note that if we want to get them on board, we can’t make them feel like victims or others. Ultimately politics isn’t about being more right its about convincing more people you’re right, and part of selling a wealth tax is getting the upper-middle class to realize that “socialists” don’t give a fuck about some guy making $1m/yr, and that “they’re coming for your money” is a lie for everyone except like 500 people total.
Point taken, but the doctor making $1m/yr and the business owner making $5m/yr seem to think they’re in the same club as the billionaires and vote accordingly (going by yard signs and bumper stickers seen in their neighborhoods).
If not enemy, then why enemy shaped?
They might vote against our (and their) best interests but it’s important to note that if we want to get them on board, we can’t make them feel like victims or others. Ultimately politics isn’t about being more right its about convincing more people you’re right, and part of selling a wealth tax is getting the upper-middle class to realize that “socialists” don’t give a fuck about some guy making $1m/yr, and that “they’re coming for your money” is a lie for everyone except like 500 people total.