I'm working on a theory that there are very nasty reasons why some of these people would love a high tax society and its because: They can afford it but they know many below them could not withstand it.

So what they count on is all their encroaching competition, all the up-and-coming would-be wealthy folks, all the plebs who might take a run at the top are wrecked.

Think of this thing where large corporations, say big banks LOVE asking the government to enact more and stricter regulations. They can withstand the losses knowing that smaller local banks will go out of business.

In a similar way, plenty of these people are happy if insurance rates go sky-high knowing they have the cash to afford insanely high insurance but their neighbors down the street DO NOT have that kind of money yet and it would ruin them financially to pay it.

So, while its just sort of a theory I'm tossing around I think there are very real reasons why some of them are all for these things and its self-interest, they've calculated how they will win by keeping as many others losing.