[rolltiide]

The crux of your observation is "fairness"

The crux of our observation is that "we're all getting hosed and you just want to ensure we are getting hosed equally?"

these things can't happen in a vacuum, no matter how much you respect something with the label 'government' on it you do have to factor in what its doing with its passive funding source. Even this article correlates tax policy that benefited the rich with low GDP growth, suggesting that the government would have been a better steward of additional money. It should consider other revenue regimes.

Capital tax is only perpetuated by inequality, as it is a stretch of taxation theory and a mere convenience. The state says "so you want us to take the money now, not gonna say no!" the non-capital class cheers