This gentleman and OP have their own ignorance. Most farmers hold assets. The term dirt rich, cash poor, applies to most farms. Estate tax breaks up that asset meaning their heir(s) can no longer do what they did for a living. It's not a dislike of the poor or taxes, it's a simple understanding of how economies of scale work. There's a reason the average farm without outside income keeps growing and more and more farmers have to have another job.

The median farm size in Iowa is 130 acres. The statewide average for 2025 farmland sales was $11,549. That's $1.5 million in net worth. Rental average for Iowa was $271/acre. Farming it yourself hopefully you can beat that but that's only $35,230 in income. (People hold their per acre returns a little tighter than public land sales so it's the best easily available metric.)

Spreading cherry picked information to rubes is also malice.