So I should rest assured that the rich people are all wrong, and fully plan on eventually paying more taxes? And I’m just supposed to believe that? They are purposely doing all of this to intentionally pay more taxes? And they’re just too dumb to realize it? You don’t think they haven’t thought this through? First, there’s the death loophole in capital gains taxes. Two, assets are reliably outpacing interest rates and inflation, so even if it’s simply deferred taxation, that’s a de facto reduction (and yes that’s a problem, ask Piketty). Three, I’d imagine the billionaire class recognizes the trend of their increased power and influence, and could even just be betting on re-writing the rules before their bill comes due, fueled by the outsized influence bought by their lifetime of not paying taxes. So excuse me if I’m not OK with an upper echelon of society simply excusing themselves from taxation via mechanisms that are not available to regular wage earners.