I'll point out what I believe the other commenter was alluding to. 1.Consumption taxes are generally considered regressive because poorer people end up consumi

I'll point out what I believe the other commenter was alluding to. 1.Consumption taxes are generally considered regressive because poorer people end up consuming a greater proportion of their incomes and thus paying taxes again on more of their earnings. 2.People who talk about a 'giveaway to the rich' or who advocate for 'tax the rich' generally mean to draw a distinction and say that the rich need to pay an even higher proportion of taxes than the do at the moment. 'The rich' is seldom (I believe never) meant as metonymy. 3. Advocating for consumption taxes is thus advocating against taxing the rich more, and vice versa.