> Presumably because there's a perception that if there are lots of rich people, they can afford to be gouged. 1) Is this a wrong way to think ? 2) Isn't this

> Presumably because there's a perception that if there are lots of rich people, they can afford to be gouged. 1) Is this a wrong way to think ? 2) Isn't this what progressive taxation is supposed to do (or *should* do if folks like Musk, et al, actually earned 'income') ?