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by tapiok 1095 days ago
Don't just tax them. Exchange the taxed amounts for non-monetary, signaling reward ("merits") - a reward one can get only, when surrendering economic value to the public. Rich folks perceive money primarily as a signal of their competence (which gets translated to status) and scarcity of merits could make them being craved by all.