Millionaires and billionaires to voluntarily pay more in taxes

Ok, I’m kidding or dreaming, I made this up

We are told not only that we must raise taxes on the “wealthy’ [define as you see fit], but that many of the wealthy agree with this. 

If I give you a check for ten billion can you demonstrate an ROI?

Warren Buffett says the estate tax should be higher than it now is, Bill Gates father lead a move in California to raise taxes on higher income people.  Wealthy Hollywood celebrities are fully behind the President and his policies.   So who is stopping the wealthy and super wealthy from fulfilling their wishes?  Instead of donating $40 billion to the Gates Foundation, Buffett can write a check to the federal government if he believes that would be more efficient and beneficial.  George Soros the billionaire progressive is free to write a check to the U.S. Treasury if he strongly feels the money will be used wisely to help working class Americans or to fund Planned Parenthood.  

That’s the great  thing about a free country, you can do that kind of stuff if you feel it is the right thing to do.

Don’t get me wrong, the wealthy donate to many good causes, build libraries, museums, donate to the arts and much more.  It’s called philanthropy and it it’s all good.  Not sure if any of that counts as their fair share though.  Apparently, only money collected in taxes and disappearing at the whim of Congress counts for ones fair share. 

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