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One of the greatest lies about wealth is that Billionaires actually earned it.

Instead of a “wealth tax” I think the name should be “unearned wealth tax” and state that it is tax on wealth they didn’t actually do any work for. This reframing means all that “I worked hard for my money” rhetoric is weaponised against those who don’t actually work for it.