[ninkendo]

If you were a military commander and someone proposed attacking an opposing force with a unified front, would your answer be "You're welcome to go out there and attack them yourself if you want to"?

The point is to enact tax policy that applies to everyone, so that the sum total of the changes can actually make an impact. Saying "well people can always donate to the treasury" is a ridiculous way of dismissing it.

[oceliker]

I'd actually love to see politicians who voted for overseas wars visit the war zone (though I know it's impractical).

The point is that nobody will take you seriously until you show some concrete action. It's easy to claim that you'll give your money willingly, if you know that it's extremely unlikely to happen.

[slang800]

I'd love to see politicians who voted for overseas wars have to fight in those wars, especially if it was impractical.

[youareawesome]

This doesn't apply to everyone, only about 80K people who hold more than $50M in assets.