Your argument doesn't seem to agree with the evidence. Feudal economies were actually powered by wealth taxes. So putting in a wealth tax won't do anything to

Your argument doesn't seem to agree with the evidence. Feudal economies were actually powered by wealth taxes. So putting in a wealth tax won't do anything to avoid it becoming a feudal society. Further, confiscatory taxes[0] (of which wealth taxes are but one type) are favored by dictatorial regimes throughout history. I don't think we want to go down that road. Wikipedia has a great summary on feudal taxes[1], and they are based on wealth (usually land and hides). It's actually a pretty good summary of a long period of time, and a complex topic to begin with. [0] - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confiscate https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confiscate [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_medieval_England https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_medieval_England