"In my experience rich liberals don't "decry taxes levied against them," they want rich people taxed at confiscatory rates!
No, they want other rich people taxed at confiscatory rates, but NOT them.
Perfect example, Nancy Pelosi. Serial lies about what the benefit would be, and who would benefit, from the Trump tax plan. Doubles, triples, quadruples down on how horrible it is for everyone...
As she goes out and very quietly takes advantage of the new provisions to save her wrinkled lying ass a bunch of money so it won't go to the Feds.
She got her crumbs.