Per my BofA colleague AZBlueMeanie in a recent post:
One of the right-wing talking points I see pop up with more frequency is the use of “liberal envy” of the wealthy elite Plutocrats who rule over us as the reason for issues like income and wealth inequality.
Liberals are just “envious” of the über-rich top one-percent and that is why they want to tax the rich more, so we are told.
This talking point only makes sense if one is a member of the privileged one percent. It’s a safe bet that most, if not all of you, are not.
Meanie cites a series of sources, that are worth the read, debunking that assumption but I’d like to take on the general idea that wealth qua wealth is what drives liberals (and others) into a sputtering fury of envious rage.