Look, I completely agree that the wealthiest should be sharing more of the burden. However France already has quite high taxes, and is in the EU, so when the ta

Look, I completely agree that the wealthiest should be sharing more of the burden. However France already has quite high taxes, and is in the EU, so when the taxes get too high, people and companies can very easily move to a neighbouring country. Removing the fortune tax in France resulted in a net tax benefit because people who were subject to it returned to France and their regular taxes were added.