> What should the wealthy do? What is the right amount for them to pay? It is unreasonable to expect them to maximize their tax burden. You could find ways to spend all your money on taxes if desired. So the whole premise is nonsensical. No one would ever do that.
1. There's a huge gap between maximizing your own tax burden, and lobbying/working very hard to ensure that the tax code is written to minimize your tax burden.
2. The group Patriotic Millionares (among others) would like to talk to you. They explicitly campaign for increasing their own taxes (and those of others in their socio-economic strata).
1. There's a huge gap between maximizing your own tax burden, and lobbying/working very hard to ensure that the tax code is written to minimize your tax burden.
2. The group Patriotic Millionares (among others) would like to talk to you. They explicitly campaign for increasing their own taxes (and those of others in their socio-economic strata).