Mithus. Its the principle. Heaving taxes on rich people because they are rich... its taxing based purely on popularity.

Also, the govt will always spend what it thinks it CAN spend. Politicians always want to be seen "doing" something, and that "doing" usually involves money. Once you tax the rich to death, well the govt will still "need" MORe money. In history that is always how it works. So they start taxing the middle class, and then the poor.

There is a difference between splitting up the pie differently, and making a larger pie. The USA is the wealthiest, most powerful country on earth because it has historically focused on growing a larger pie, while the rest of the world was focused on fighting over whatever existing pie they already had.

You should read Atlas Shrugged. The concepts would be helpful to your legal career, even if just so you understand alternate world views. A lawyer needs to think like a hacker, and be able to be able to conceptualize many concepts and understand different WAYS of thinking. Even if you do not choose certain outlooks for yourself. I highly recommend giving it a shot, I will even gift it to you on Amazon Kindle if you want.

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