[sudosysgen]

I don't know that it's necessarily a patronizing view. I know a lot of people that do sincerely believe that they are temporarily embarrassed millionaires, despite all facts pointing to the idea that they are not.

[dantheman]

So rich people in favor of higher taxes are voting against their own interests why?

There are many people that don't see the government as an ATM machine, and think that its role should be limited.