Rich or poor or somewhere in between, its human nature for not wanting to give away your money. Especially when we all see how these idiots are wasting it.
Politicians are employees of the people. ALL the people. They are the last line of defense. They shouldn't be in bed with large corporations designing new tax laws specifically for them in order to not pay taxes. But they are. Why is the tax code between 40,000 and 70,000 (depends who you talk to) pages long? WTF?
Blame who you want. Blame the Waltons. Blame the Soros'. Blame the Koch Brothers. It's silly because the politicians are the ones who let it happen and are continuing to let it happen. The politicians are the whores who will penetrate anyone for money. Why do you think the president spend a large part of his presidency fundraising? You sure as heck won't see Trump doing fundraisers. He won't even take a salary.