Except that most people on the other side of this issue are not calling for a 100% tax on inheritance or a 100% tax on all income above a certain level. I'd be happy with a return to the tax rates of the late 90s before all of this "tax cuts for the rich" nonsense got started.

Your philosophical approach seems to be inching toward an argument between the libertarians and the communists and their ideal policy on tax rats. I think that is kind of a false choice myself.