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Fuck em. There is no such thing as an ethical billionaire. There is no way to get that type of money without fucking other people over.
This should be done as a land tax IMO, but whatever.
The ruling entity, whatever it whoever it is, will never give the proceeds back.
The courts just ordered guiliani to cough up the lifetime earnings of 100 average Americans... he's a career politician, a consummate professional among the american ruling class. This is who you're suggesting gets to put their hands in those pockets.
What's the point? The point is that they've already got their hands in YOUR pockets, they're already accustomed to spending twice as much as they get out of your pockets, and giving them a windfall like that is just gonna raise the bar on how much they're able to spend, and when the billionaires get bled dry, they're gonna eventually look deeper into everyone else's pockets...
It's a fucking bad idea... We the people are not going to inherit the means of production, the spendy ass ruling class professional politicians will, and you're out of your fucking mind if you think they're gonna give it back. Giving them permission to raid pockets with abandon is invariably going to put your own pocket in those crosshairs. It's already in those crosshairs...
I am not suggesting that a land tax is the only part of fixing the billionare problem.
I'm 50/50 on whether it will ever be possible for the U.S. to fix the problem of money being a part of politics without a straight up 2nd revolution.
As for your "hands in pockets" thing, we are running a deficit every fucking time. That needs fixed. We can't just not solve it.