If we leave the money with private wealthy capitalists, they might do something good for society on accident as a side effect of their ego-aggrandizing or wealt

If we leave the money with private wealthy capitalists, they might do something good for society on accident as a side effect of their ego-aggrandizing or wealth-concentration efforts. If we tax it, we can actually do something good for society on purpose with it. We can give the business/tax subsidies that are required for all of Musk's ventures to succeed. We can educate Musk's workers. We can maintain and create and enhance the infrastructure required for Musk to continue to make his obscene profits, which we continue to tax and reinvest in the country. Or we can just keep hoping that the rich and powerful class of billionaires have weird hobbies that tech people happen to think are cool.