I have never understood the whole "tax the rich" idea and I am not rich, don't own a house or car or stocks or anything expensive.
When and how will the taxes help you and me? The money just ends up going to a black hole for the government to spent inefficiently. And if you are in the US, the money gets spent on funding the military industrial complex for bombing more countries, regime changes, intelligence agencies, sent to other countries for random gibberish studies and hiring more admin or useless jobs.
I would recommend listening to the first few minutes of this "Walmart vs. The Morons" video to understand how inefficient the government really is:
When and how will the taxes help you and me? The money just ends up going to a black hole for the government to spent inefficiently. And if you are in the US, the money gets spent on funding the military industrial complex for bombing more countries, regime changes, intelligence agencies, sent to other countries for random gibberish studies and hiring more admin or useless jobs.
I would recommend listening to the first few minutes of this "Walmart vs. The Morons" video to understand how inefficient the government really is:
https://youtu.be/oKFdAOKq4Lk