I don't mind. This is how ideas get fleshed out. I know what I'm proposing isn't perfect, but I think it's closer to the right track than socialism. The wealth gap is a problem because once there is a severe enough imbalance, it's impossible for the people to be fairly represented, which ultimately subverts our republic, causes resentment, and leads to destabilization. I think we're seeing the fruits of that now. Here's a quick read from last year, and this was only made worse during the pandemic:

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/20...n-the-u-s/

We have to find some way to keep the rich limited in their power. We need to find ways to create opportunities for the lower classes. I believe there will always be classes, but class mobility and limited power for the rich needs to be present for our republic thrive. Let me put it this way, if we took the average household income of Floridians, and put that against Bill Gates, it would take 2,194,944 million homes to compete against his wealth. What chance do we have to stand up against a law he wants passed? You can't.

The problem is that when you start having the government collect and redistribute the money, it gets filtered out through various people and institutions in ways we can't foresee. My plan eliminates that. It's obviously not with out flaws, but I think if we clean up the tax code and loopholes, it could work. You'd have to get rid of ways that people can hide personal expenditures via their businesses, but I think that could be done. Also, the biggest problem would be people making multiple companies. That would also have to be reworked.

My plan is woefully incomplete, but it's just a springboard. I think it's the right approach to solving a serious problem.

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