i think this is more like the pen maker doesnt want the military top brass calling their pen sales guy to make the kill/no kill decisions while using the pen to sign drone strike orders.
similarly the pen owner doesnt want to make a variation where the pen also doubles as a knife
not good believer in christ would ever participate, when jesus made it clear you are supposed to freely give away everything you own to the poorest among us
It's covetous to expect someone else to give you a part of something they worked for and you contributed nothing to. One of the basic 10 commandments is not to covet your neighbour's property; envy is a sin.
wealth taxes are from the old roman republic. the wealthy showed off their worth to each other by how much they could pay in taxes.
its not particularly crazy and is far older than communism or socialism which have the much more straightforward setup of seizing the means of production rather than taxing it.
however, it didnt stop the ultrawealthy from seizing power for themselves
the rich are an astounding amount of wealthy such that they dont show up and still make a good poor wage in the first couple hours/days of a year by their assets increasing in value
you are poor, even if you are doing plenty well for yourself
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