@nickofnz
The ‘Essential‑Living’ surcharge puts a 90 % tax on any income above $761 K – the point where even the richest spend more than the average American’s grocery budget. Targeting the top 1 % only, it could pull in about $1.4 T a year and erase the $33 T federal deficit in ~30 years, while funneling a 20 % credit into affordable housing, clean energy, and workforce training. A laser‑focused, progressive revenue boost that leaves 99 % of taxpayers untouched.