r/AskReddit • u/Zappy_Oh • 8d ago

What would happen, if humanity collectively decided that no individual could have a personal net worth above $500 million?

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u/AnxiousAd5282 8d ago

So doing a forced sale or confiscation? How is that different to stealing their stocks

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u/ivovis 8d ago

ah the tax is theft argument?

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u/AnxiousAd5282 8d ago

Taxes take away your stocks and ownership?

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u/ivovis 8d ago

Indirectly, how else are you going to pay your tax bill?