I maintain that the House should craft a bill that specifically NAMES Gates, Buffett, and every other rich moron who CLAIMS to want their taxes raised (and there are signed petitions and websites all over the place where hundreds of names are available), and do exactly what it is they are asking for - - raise their tax rates.
Meanwhile, leave everybody else alone. (How rude and selfish is it for Gates and Buffett and the rest of that big mouth crowd to promote more government confiscation from OTHER people, people those punks don’t even know? /headshake)
That wouldn’t be constitutional, but I like your thinking.
Do a “net worth” tax on anyone calling for higher taxes.
Want higher taxes? Fine, write a check for 10% of what you’re worth.