There is nothing wrong with redistributing wealth to provide Americans with the best infrastructure, medical care, education, wages, and retirement opportunities on Earth and taxation is the method of that redistribution. The problem is that people have decided that there is something to "Win" in amassing wealth and power, and that's a falsehood. Nobody wins, ever, We are all mortal and no amount of gold will change that fact.
I'm not saying taking away all of people's money is the thing to do, but, lets be clear, two geriatric men don't have time left on the clock to spend 42 billion dollars, for instance, and ... don't kid yourself ... people who are fixated on acquiring wealth and power are doing it for themselves not their heirs.
The taxation that is being discussed now is insignificant compared to the tax rates the rich have paid at other times in the nation's history. The Rich should be happy with what they have.
And to all of these Ayn Randians who threaten to leave the United States if they aren't genuflected to, I say .... GO!
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