Let's not conflate wealth with income. Generally, you get income by providing a service to the market in excess of that income (as perceived by the market, whic

Let's not conflate wealth with income. Generally, you get income by providing a service to the market in excess of that income (as perceived by the market, which can be wrong). If you have really high taxes, the only way to get rich is to be born rich. High estate taxes make a ton of sense from a social perspective. High income taxes, much less so.