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Until the children of the have nots outnumber the children of the haves and kill them and take their stuff by force. That was also human nature in the past.

That's why we have wealth taxes to even the playing field and encourage children of the have-nots to putting their effort in work and contributing in the system instead of on way to murdering the children of the haves for their stuff.

It's sort of protection tax the wealthy have to pay to live in a safe society that benefits them since their wealth comes from the work of the poor.



I actually agree with that, even though it's not certain wherever the "revolt of have nots" could be held off forever or it's inevitable.

However my point is that there's a huge difference between demanding a wealth tax and the "inheriting is the root cause of all corruption" approach. Former is a measure to preserve status quo, latter is a dangerous utopia.




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