Nice reply....but not "on the ball"
Perhaps the portly Edward Kennedy ( for example)wouldnt mind if he paid a 2% flat tax against his total wealth just like everybody else ....and do away with the IRS as well. He would still have ample funds left to take care of his investments, toys, homes, girl friends, and still buy all the Jack Daniels he wanted as well as buy floatation devices for his vehicles, leaving the vast bulk of himself and his wealth to grow.
You don't want the rich to get richer? Why not?
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