Yes, but those lies were told by the government not rich people.  I still have a letter I wrote our senators opposing the war in 2001.  Everyone that voted for Bush a second time is part of the problem.  And let's not pretend the Dem's are any better, Obama said he would get us out of war 8 years ago and here we are.  Fun fact, our national debt was around $6T in 2001 and it's $18T now, our war time spending is likely most of the increase.  Rich people are not the problem, we keep voting in weak people (Sullivan and Begich) who follow their party like puppets.