Bleep the rich

That was a sign that was left after a couple of arsons near Boston recently.  Actually, it wasn't "bleep" it was the f-bomb.

The Cape Cod Times has the story of two recent arsons, one in Barnstable and another in Sandwich. “In both cases, the arsonist left a calling card, the message, ‘f--- the rich’ at the scene,” the Times reports.

Now, the question is this:  what is intrinsically bad about being rich?  Leftism seems to have issues with wealth creation.  This must be the case, since, in order to have wealth, somebody, somewhere has to be rich.  If nobody is allowed to be rich, from where does the wealth come?  Before Obama can "spread the wealth", it must first be created.  But if wealth itself is unacceptable, what is the alternative?

The above story isn't an isolated instance.  Just go on Huffpo and look at all the venom directed at the rich. What is in the mentality of people which creates such hostility?  How does one being rich make another poor?

If all are poor, then all are poor.  If some are rich and others are poor, the poor are still poor.  At least some are rich.  It would seem like progress.  But if no one is allowed to be rich, where does the progress come from?  What's so "progressive" about being poor?