Why should wealth be taxed? Because inequality is a bad thing and society would be better with less of it. Inequality is bad because the marginal utility of $

Why should wealth be taxed? Because inequality is a bad thing and society would be better with less of it. Inequality is bad because the marginal utility of $100 to a billionaire is nothing, but to the homeless it is everything. Egregious inequality is an inefficient distribution of humanity's collective wealth. Wasteful spending should also be taxed. There is no dichotomy. Yes please, put tax on carbon, on plastic, on all the other things that are bad for society. Ideally the most wasteful spenders should be taxed the most - the ten-millionth dollar someone spends on a carbon-emitting activity should be taxed at 90%.