Comment by thot_experiment
1 day ago
It's very easy to get started on this, you tax the shit out of people who have a lot of money because the old adage is true.
1 day ago
It's very easy to get started on this, you tax the shit out of people who have a lot of money because the old adage is true.
Even if you could achieve that, there would still be rich people. Musk would still be a billionaire even if he had to pay 90% tax.
Plus, many powerful people in government are not that rich.
His ability to use his wealth to influence the government and the populous would be significantly reduced. There's a big difference between "rich" and "rich enough circumvent democracy."