Well, a lot of them are at least partially asshole, if by proxy

But were they assholes before they fell for the con or after becoming part of the lie?

these are the same idiots that believe taxing the rich will hurt them when they eventually become rich.

"when they eventually become rich"

I've never had a sense that most of them expect to become rich themselves, but more than anything they hate being told what they are required or forbidden to do. They hate being taxed, and they hate the rich being taxed too because it's all the government being assholes.