re: Why Do People Hate "The Rich" So Much?

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When did this sentiment start

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To the extent it’s so, it started before recorded history. There is much less hatred of the rich than used to exist before capitalism radically increased upward mobility. Now, almost anyone can realistically strive to be rich. In the waning years of the 19th century the Parisians were guillotining the rich. And in the 20th century we saw a lot of rich people persecuted by the commies. You don’t see that sort of things nowadays.

I’ve never noticed animosity toward rich people. Politicians are able to use the rich as a way of theoretically paying for benefits that accrue to the poor or middle class, but that’s just the natural desire of people to tax someone other than themselves.