Uh, the rich also benefit from a myriad of tax dodges that Average ol' Joe doesn't. The rich also disproportionately serve in the military. They also hide their money offshore. They also make the decisions to ship jobs overseas.
I hope you're rich to so love that class. If not, have you ever asked yourself why you do? Is wealth something to instill shock and awe? 
Note: I am not unsuccessful, and I would like to see a healthy jump in taxes for the successful. Without the system beneath them, the wealthy would have paper and metal, that's all.