The reason investment are taxed as they are is to encourage them. Society as large gains much more from what Bezos did than Bezos himself. However, were we to

The reason investment are taxed as they are is to encourage them. Society as large gains much more from what Bezos did than Bezos himself. However, were we to discourage his entrepreneurial act 30 years ago (and others entrepreneurs as well) - we’d all lose.