Given that the age of politicians has been increasing over the past few decades, and the median wealth of a Congressperson / Senator has also been increasing, I

Given that the age of politicians has been increasing over the past few decades, and the median wealth of a Congressperson / Senator has also been increasing, I'm less and less optimistic as I get older that this would ever happen. I tend to believe that rich politicians aren't going to vote to raise taxes on themselves - they're going to instead gut the middle class (hence the trends you see today.)