>or some other loophole to get around it. (or if it's individual wealth, then they'll use trusts or some of the many other options available to them Completely

>or some other loophole to get around it. (or if it's individual wealth, then they'll use trusts or some of the many other options available to them Completely agree, it will always be a cat and mouse game. But it's a worthy aspiration, and I'd argue the reason the wealthy have been the cat more than the mouse in the relationship with the state is due only to the budget disparity between them. Start to shrink the disparity between the enforcement budget (think IRS special forces for the ultra wealthy) and the "avoid taxes" budget and the aspiration looks a lot more doable. >owner of the 999m will stop investing Maybe. Or maybe they'll get better and spending rather than hoarding and continuously need to replenish that stock. Even if these "winners" of a more 'social capitalism' stopped gracing us with their genius, the surplus of wealth in endeavors like free stem schooling for everyone (that wants it) would surely make up for that loss??