I think along with the unstated zero sum premise, there's just a primitive anger and jealousy over people doing really well when other people aren't.

I get it. I've worked shit jobs and I just in general hated that some people could afford anything they wanted, but I'm not angry at the rich anymore and I don't blame them for poor people existing. But I am angry that we don't have socialized health care in the US and that it seems like taxes don't really do justice to the super rich. I'm no expert on taxes, but it seems like long term capital gains and dividends are pretty damn low considering the lower end of the stick pays around 30% in taxes. It seems like it should be the opposite? Why aren't the poor paying 10% in taxes and the rich that live off dividends paying 40% or so?

I don't care if there are super rich people, but they should be hit a lot harder with taxes than someone who makes $40k, and it's just sad that some people have to make the decision to skip medical care because they can't afford it. If someone builds a super-successful and becomes a billionaire, all power to them. But if someone is making 2 million a year from income/bonuses/dividends, that next dollar should be taxes at 0.40 cents per at least and someone making an extra dollar at $40k should be taxed at 0.10 cents per maybe. Obviously I'm pulling figures out of my ass here, but I'm pretty sure people sitting on long term capital gains are getting taxes capped at like 20% on that passive income (and capped around $500k I think?), and it's kind of fucked up that people who work their ass off for $40k annual of active income are cutting off a bigger piece of their pie.