Honestly, this could be a good thing. A minority of "the rich" are those who got there by being productive, innovative, and talented people. As long as we nurt

Honestly, this could be a good thing. A minority of "the rich" are those who got there by being productive, innovative, and talented people. As long as we nurture a culture in which they can thrive (e.g. Silicon Valley) they'll stay, regardless of whether the tax rate is 35% or 40% or even 50%. They're working for subjective reasons, not more money. If the greedy, stupid, and criminal rich leave the country en masse, that wouldn't be a bad thing. "Losing" the uncultured, conservative, whiny and entitled real-estate new money who fuck everything up (like the OP) would be a benefit, not a loss.