Since when did politicians care about the poor? Maybe a bit jaded and cynical of me but schemes targeting the rich for tax increases have actual consequences su

Since when did politicians care about the poor? Maybe a bit jaded and cynical of me but schemes targeting the rich for tax increases have actual consequences such as not getting enough donations and re-election support, meanwhile targeting the poor is easy enough since the masses only care about non-issues where the "divide" between R and D is clear to see anyway.