I think that, with boomers, you’ve got something special happening: boomers were brainwashed by Reagan, by neoliberalism.

But it’s also worth pointing out that the evidence shows a clear trend: hard-earned wealth is tied to progressive values.

Broadly, richer people who worked for their wealth are more progressive than poorer people. Note that THIS IS TRUE LESS AND LESS THE MORE THE WEALTH IS SOURCED FROM EXTRACTIVE PRACTICES. But, assuming the wealth was earned from work, it holds true. The effect work-wealth has on progressive values is multiplied with education and interconnectivity from living in cosmopolitan spaces or having access to the internet.