It is good economic policy. There isn't much of an argument that tax is helpful to the economy. The argument is that despite the damage tax does to the economy,

It is good economic policy. There isn't much of an argument that tax is helpful to the economy. The argument is that despite the damage tax does to the economy, we should tolerate it anyway for moral or logistical reasons. The list of countries that taxed their way to prosperity is ... I've never seen the list. There is an argument to fairness. Everyone should be subject to the same tax rules. Even deserving causes like educating elite children.