People with higher education, largely left-leaning, make that trade every day. They have a strong desire to bend others to their will in a manner eerily similar

People with higher education, largely left-leaning, make that trade every day. They have a strong desire to bend others to their will in a manner eerily similar to that of religious fundamentalists. They don't mind advocating for tax increases, regulation, or a cashless society so long as they believe it will have a greater negative impact on X undesirables (e.g. the wealthy, multinational corporations, bankers). However as you've mentioned, these same wealthy institutions are the most immune (see: regulatory capture, Double Irish, Dutch Sandwich). They've just advocated for their own downfall in the process and are oblivious to it all.