Here's a stat that might surprise you: countries that have tried wealth taxes keep abandoning them. Since 1990, a dozen European nations have scrapped theirs, including Germany, Sweden, and Denmark. Why? They cost more to administer than they bring in. The ultra-rich just move their money or their address. It's not that I'm against fairness, but a wealth tax sounds better in theory than it works in practice. We'd be better off closing loopholes in income tax or cracking down on tax havens. That way, we actually get the revenue without driving away the people who invest in our economy. Is it right to punish success when the policy backfires? I don't think so.

Look, I think we can both agree that inequality is a real problem. But the examples I gave aren't just stats - they're real-world failures. And your drug lord comparison feels like a stretch. We're talking about people who built companies and created jobs, not criminals. The real issue is that wealth taxes don't actually work. When France tried it, they lost billions in capital flight and ended up repealing it. That's not punishing the rich, that's punishing the country. I'm all for making the system fairer, but we need policies that actually collect revenue, not ones that look good on paper but drive investment away. Closing tax loopholes is harder work, but it's the right thing to do.

Look at what happened in France with their solidarity tax on wealth. They had to scrap it in 2018 because so many wealthy entrepreneurs just left. The revenue they lost from the people who stayed and the cost of chasing those who fled ended up being a net negative. And it's not just France - Norway's wealth tax is pushing their billionaires out too. I know inequality feels unfair, but is it really fair to pass a law that we know will mostly fail? You're right that we need to address inequality, but a wealth tax is like trying to fix a leaky pipe by painting over it. We need to go after the real problem - offshore accounts and corporate tax avoidance. That's where the actual money is hiding, and it doesn't punish the people who are actively investing in our communities.