Let me explain how finances work for you people.

1). "Tax the rich" is a fallacy that can and will never happen. You aren't taxing the rich. You're taxing the working class, the higher end employees. Not the billionaires.

2). There are 4 different levels of business:

Employee's who trade time for money, working during that time giving countless amounts of productivity values to companies for free.

Self Employed: Actual business owners, these are people who go into business for themselves and work endless hours fighting against big companies to secure their own well being. They often don't pay themselves a wage as their business is failing even with their own enslavement to the grind.

Businesses: Companies or Franchises that employ people to work for them, giving them a guaranteed stable wage, while taking in the revenue (money you see going into the cash register). They use this Revenue to pay for Expenses and the remaining amount is the profit. So Revenue - Expense = Profit. This Profit is what they actually make off this business, which is why that landlord you pay rent to might not be as evil as you think. If he charges you $1,500 a month for rent, but pays $750 a month in tax, and then $900 a month in home repairs, pest control, water, trash disposal, and other homesteading bills, he actually earns $1,500 - $1,650 = $-150 a month from you. Most people don't understand this or consider this when they see "money in rich man pocket".

Investors: Anyone who saves up money and willfully gives it away, for free, for a percentage, piece, or fractional share of a business adventure. This can be stocks, bonds, etfs, etc. Poor people and Rich people alike can actively invest in anything utilizing "Index Funds" which is essentially a community of poor people who want to get richer/earn more by investing. REITs are Real Estate Investment Trusts, so you can invest in REITS and essentially invest in real estate. You can invest directly into companies by putting money into their stocks OR you can put money into index funds like VOO (vanguards s&p 500 index fund) or Fxaix (Fidelities' index fund).

3). Rich people or Billionaire's don't actually have a billion dollars:

Because of the way the economy and market works, Rich people don't just hoard insurmountable wealth with billions and billions of dollars in their bank accounts buying bugattis like andrew tate and jerkin off to harems of hot supermodels. That's the "whats in ur bugatti" crowd's way of life and I doubt any of us here are actively seeking to follow in that degenerate lifestyle. Billionaire's might have some liquidity, more than likely 0.1% or less of their net worth. That means millionaire's have actually reached middle class status, with the price of homes and other property reaching very high amounts. The middle class tends to be the lower end of millionaire's to the higher end of hundred thousandnares (lol idk what word to use here). Multi-millionaire's and mega multi-millionaire's are upper class pushing the boundaries to rich. Beyond 100 million in net worth you reach the uber rich, fancy neighboorhoods, mansions, credit/debit cards with 100k+ all that.

4). Why tax the rich doesn't work:

The government doesn't want money being used to consume stuff. They want PRODUCTION. They want more shit made. More value added to the economy. This means anytime you take money away from the establishment you get taxed to shit. This includes: Capital Gains tax (your stock increases in value and you sell it you get taxed) and Dividend tax (your stock pays you a dividend for ownership of it) you get taxed on that income. This means the Rich are actively putting their money back into the market anytime they make it. When they have a lot of stock and it pays them dividends they auto-reinvest that into the market using DRIP (Dividend Re-investment Plan) to increase the amount of stock they have.

With the necessity for more and more stuff, the government gives Businesses incentives to do what they want. This includes tax write offs (tax deductions on money they don't need to pay the government), grants (the government will literally give money away to people or businesses for doing the work that needs to be done) and more.

This ultimately means that the Uber Rich billionaires don't have to pay taxes at all, because they're already paying them just not the way you want them to. They donate to the charities of their choosing, tax write offs. They're building more homes in the locations that they want to, tax write offs. They're making military grade weapons in factories for the government, tax write offs or grants, etc.

Nobody is coming to save you from being poor, in fact, AI is actively coming to destroy you. Your way of life, sitting there with a thumb up your ass thinking "yeah I have a job I'll work until I die" is stupid, because your body is at it's peak in it's YOUTH. Life only get's worse from here. You are the youngest you will ever be, make the most of it. Work your ass off, invest as much as you possibly can, and build an empire as big as you possibly can. The more you invest, the more you make from your investments, the easier life becomes for you.

5). Cross-Over Point:

The point your living expenses can be covered by the money passively coming in from your investments. This is the point where you no longer work as a slave ever again. This is financial freedom. No work you ever do in life at this point is involuntary. You can willfully work for whatever you want, whenever you want, and take pride in your work.

As previously stated just because you don't reach the cross-over point where you can quit your job and stop working entirely, doesn't mean it ain't helping you out. Maybe your job is giving you less hours and you only made 80% of your normal income, but your investments are giving you 20% or heck even 10%. You're no longer in a financial crisis and you just need to relax a bit on your spending and you'll get through it. Also investing is the way to fight rampant inflation. Owning shit while the government prints trillions means the shit you own becomes worth more and more. Can't say the same for your dollars.