According to Wikipedia/Forbes [1], the number of billionaires in USD is 2,781 globally so they know this proposal has no negative political impact (and obviousl

According to Wikipedia/Forbes [1], the number of billionaires in USD is 2,781 globally so they know this proposal has no negative political impact (and obviously it is easy to say that the public overwhelmingly supports this since it essentially concerns no-one) but it is really only posturing, with a dose of ideology and demagogy (it's to fight poverty! Many other quotes from the article are also rather scary), because this is neither needed nor effective for the stated aims. This would most likely also only benefit already rich countries, not the poorest ones, because that's where billionaires live. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_billionaires https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of...