What you say would make sense if you were suggesting some government was targeting specific well-off individuals. E.g. say Bellevue decided to institute the Bil

What you say would make sense if you were suggesting some government was targeting specific well-off individuals. E.g. say Bellevue decided to institute the Bill Gates Tax which required Bill Gates to pay $1 million a year. But as you put it, you're basically arguing against any normal progressive tax scheme.