You're only saying this because you are young with no assets. As soon as you start accumlating assets, your opinion would be drastically different.
People who accumulate wealth should have the means of keeping it. They earned it (most at least).
American's biggest problem is over-consumption. suggesting something as ridiculous as an asset wealth tax would just additionally punish the few that take the time and discipline to accumulate wealth.
I don't see where you think that a consumption tax (usage tax) is unfair. For example, why should someone that drives a Hummer that consumes more gas, who's operation on roads probably contribute more to wearing out the roads, who occupy more parking spaces, *not* have to pay more for the additional use of resources than someone who drives an econ box toyota corolla??????
I surely hope democrats don't even think about talking about a wealth tax. It would be so appropriate for the party to do so, to feed into the fat, consumptive nature of the rest of the nation.
