1. somehow the hate against the 0.01% always turns into policies that tax the upper 20%, or 10%, or 5%. why is that? Is there a way to formulate the arguments

1. somehow the hate against the 0.01% always turns into policies that tax the upper 20%, or 10%, or 5%. why is that? Is there a way to formulate the arguments / policies so that it doesn't do this? 2. the wealth of the 0.01% are numbers stored in computers. They are claims on future production, yes, but the whole system only works because 99.99% of these claims never gets cashed out, because there are physical limits to what a handful of billionaires can consume, no matter how opulent their lifestyles. If you try to distribute this virtual wealth, people will try to turn it into physical consumables, only to find there really isn't enough for everybody, and the whole system will go to shit. 3. at some point, a guy I know made the observation that revolutions don't really redistribute much, mostly they just take the wealth from the wealthy and burn it. Well maybe how it works is the most important and expensive physical good - land - gets redistributed, most other physical goods are destroyed, and the virtual wealth is zeroed in a very expensive accounting exercise.