I've never liked politicians that demonize groups of people.

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45. I don't think the term is correct.

Demonizing is what Fascists and tin pot dictators like Trump do when they want to create a scapegoat du jour. If it works, then the circle of scapegoats is widened out to include more people who are somehow vulnerable.

Why would demanding that those with the most wealth, (and therefore benefits) from a society be responsible and reciprocal be wrong or bad. It does not have to fall under the rubric of demonizing anymore than chastising people who throw litter on the street without concern.

The idea of the hard work of one individual, (or family) to achieve success and its relationship to acquiring multiple billions of dollars does not necessarily equate. There are many factors that also contribute to the ability to accumulate that wealth. The rugged individual is a cultural myth and it is often perpetrated by people of the caliber of Trump to trump up a facade of personal achievement that was merely the result of having money to utilize to get other people to do things.

The society, at large, provides the infrastructure, economic system, laws, protections, skills and labor to provide for the few billionaires who have maximized their capacity to take advantage of it and who continue to extract wealth from it because they have already achieved a level that fosters more and more acquisition and wealth. So, it is not at all demonizing, nor a disincentive to demand or require some sort of proportional return by way of taxes, investment, etc., that supports that system and the people all the way down the pyramid, who, essentially, hold it up as they enjoy life at the capstone. That's a lot of weight.

So, demonizing is not even important here and I see no need to feign sympathy where none is due. The wealthy have their own sphere of influence, protection and legal remedies that are transcendent to the average, working person and those in poverty. When a society as a while requires that the commons and its people be empowered and enriched, that should not be an incentive to complain, withhold support or avoid climbing the golden ladder of success. Otherwise, don't bother to try, I would say.

For the sake of all parties concerned, it is not a matter of mere opinion or being judgemental. Their is an often ignored interdependence that underscores the mythic character of the self-made man, (person) and that's now turning into another trickle-down joke on the rest of us.