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I think people want to not be hungry, I think they want to have time for leisure, I think they want to not worry about whether they will pay the rent or put groceries in their fridge (forget about a vacation).
I think people want a guarantee that after working for 40 years they can retire and spend some of their life freely.
I think people want to know that they won't go bankrupt because they get cancer.
I think you're making it way more complicated than it is.
If the top 1% wasn't collecting an equal share of wealth to the bottom 40% people these things could be possible.
I think that's a fair assessment. That being said, you think I'm overcomplicating, but I think you're oversimplifying. I don't think all of what you just said encompasses all human needs, wants and desires.
But, for the sake of argument, let's say you're right. That's what people want, and they can't have what they want because the 1% have too much of the wealth. What should we do about it?
I never intended to posit my comment as encompassing all human wants and desires, but I do believe I have touched on the "basic bill of rights" that most people would agree on.
Tax the excessively wealthy.
I'm not an economist, so I won't sit here and give a number of what level of wealth should be taxed, but I think it fits under "I know it when I see it"
If you're buying multiple vacation properties, if you own a yacht or a private jet, you're probably it.