Even in cases of, "This person has committed Crime X and we are deporting them" they should be treated with dignity and respect.

Jesus even went so far to say how you treat prisoners is directly related to how you treat him.

Caring for people shouldn't determine political affiliation. Healthcare shouldn't be a profit generator.

It's all so messed up

Setting it too low would essentially preclude anyone from being a sole owner of a successful business.

And, yeah, it would be all income, including appreciation of valuable property. If you're already at or above the cap and your house gets reassessed at $20,000 more than it had been, well, then you owe $20,000 in taxes. Bought a $1million painting and a year later similar paintings are being sold for $1.2 million? You now owe $200,000 in taxes.

For income, it's also *all* compensation of any kind.

You can still live a life of luxury while everybody gets fed. You just can't be a trillionaire.

The world as it is today has been engineered by many horrible people in charge to be the shithole it is now, but it could've been good. And with effort, I hope it swings the other direction before it's too late (esp climate-wise).

Honestly, a lot of the upper millionaires too. There's really no reason for anyone to have a net worth of more than US$250 million at any one time. That's why I propose a wealth cap, when their *NET* worth (not just bank accounts, but everything they own) is more than US$250 million all income would be taxed at 100%. They'd get their normal tax rates back if they fall below that level, though.

Take away the loaded political terms & folks are *usually* more reasonable, but language divides as easily as it connects. Tribalism is poisonous.

Hopefully, it's a positive feedback loop.

More support => more savings.
More savings => more support.