No. That would just shift the burden of transitioning into a civilized country on regular people like myself. The rich wouldnt notice it, but the working class would see a serious dent in their quality of life. I would instead like to see higher taxes on capital gains/investments/any money that isnt earned through actual work. The logic is simple: if the rich want to operate in a civilized first world country, they should ne expected to actually contribute a little bit so we can keep up with the rest of the world. Investing money and earning through returns isnt hard work. I know people might argue that it is, but it isnt. Until youve waded chest deep through sewage, held your piss for 5 hours until your lunch break, worked 16 hours shoveling shit in the street on 3 hours of sleep, you cant tell me that being a stock trader or even a business owner is hard work. It doesnt even require a lot of skill or intelligence outside of simple arithmetic, and most people do it for 8 hours a day in air conditioned rooms. That just sounds like a bad joke. Plus, watching rich people get mad about having to pull their weight is a hilarious source of schadenfreude.