People try to frame these things in terms of the rich intentionally hurting everyone else. That's very rarely the case; it's indifference, not malice. People w

People try to frame these things in terms of the rich intentionally hurting everyone else. That's very rarely the case; it's indifference, not malice. People who have kids and aren't worried about where their next meal is coming from generally don't mind spending some money on their kids' school. They're probably somewhat less interested in spending money on your kids' school. Schools[0] are therefore largely funded using fairly local property taxes, and rich people have more valuable property. This arrangement is beneficial for rich people in the short term. Their own schools are well-funded, and they pay less in taxes than they would if the funding wasn't geographically localized. [0] I will ignore private schools for purposes of this explanation