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the main reason to go after the rich is that if you don’t the entire structure of your society is predicated on the whims of people who are entirely disconnected from ordinary life billionaires are simply too dangerous to exist, and any budgetary stuff that comes out of it is just a bonus

it’s true that a functional welfare state requires more of a contribution from society at large than just soaking the rich can provide, but that’s besides the point soaking the rich is a goal unto itself

It valuable, though, to distinguish between people (and private corporations) with such wealth that it distorts political power like a black hole and those who are very wealthy compared with everyone else (multi-millionaires, for example) but don't post quite the same problems for democracy itself.

Routine drug tests

Wait….of whom? Why? To what end?

It’s a problem in general, I agree, but a huge part of it is Citizens United. If the ultra rich‘s political influence would be reduced by limiting their financial donations, as it’s the case in many other countries, it would already be a huge step to reduce the threat.