Let’s approach this from a hypothetical standpoint: What happens when the working people Democrats claim to be fighting for ascend? What happens when someone goes from earning minimum wage to running a successful business and earning six or seven figures? Would Democrats then be supportive of the working person they priorly professed to care about or would they turn on the new business owner since he or she surpassed minimum wage earnings?
Why Do Democrats Wealth Shame?
Wealth shaming is an unfortunate, yet critical part of Democrats’ strategy to remain relevant, especially as the party regresses into socialism. Plainly and simply, the left needs a boogeyman and various underprivileged classes in order to sustain political power.
By wealth shaming, Democrats spread the false idea that people who succeed are evil or otherwise undeserving of their earnings. This, in turn, allows the left to present themselves and their socialist policies as the saviors to help underprivileged classes. Of course, socialist policies only worsen economic problems; although, by this point, Democrats can just keep the cycle going and continue pointing the finger at rich people.
