[aninhumer]

Not really. Inflation reduces the value of money, but not assets. A wealth tax would tax assets as well.

[jopsen]

Which is probably also why it would be hard to implement :)

Also I'm not sure discouraging invests is a good side effect..

But it's an interesting thought nonetheless.

[coliveira]

This is why taxing wealth is done at the time of inheritance.

[isostatic]

Easy to avoid if you have enough to be worried about.