[simoncarter]

I was about to ask this question, though not sure I can share in the conclusion. I was under the impression that people who spend money on consumables help drive the economy, though this might be tangential to the net value to society of each dollar spent. Further, as I understood, taxes on consumables such as VAT, which is how I assume one would go about dealing with that third category of wealthy person, tends to disproportionately impact the poorer in society, at least from what i've read in the news.