Taxing the wealthy may or may not be a good idea. Shrinking the money supply is an awful idea. If money supply shrinks is decreases investment, increasing unem

Taxing the wealthy may or may not be a good idea. Shrinking the money supply is an awful idea. If money supply shrinks is decreases investment, increasing unemployment. Commerce stops (because people assume there money will be worth more in the future so they reduce spending) which increases unemployment more. There's a reasonable debate to be bad about tax rates for wealthy people. I don't think any economist on either side of politics thinks decreasing money supply is a good idea.