The answer to our vastly unfair distribution of wealth, it would seem, is to cut taxes. Of course the flip side of that is the ensuing reduction in services. I know that some may think , we'll make the rich pay a 'little' more. Sounds great, but if you actually are rich you probably have a lawyer for that. Under the dark cloud of Reaganomics (read neo-liberalism,the belief in the divine nature of 'free markets' and the just rewards that flow to the financial cream of the crop. ) Said cream then pushes some bitcoin crumbs off his table of plenty and it trickles down to us. Hasn't happened yet. More hoarding then sharing. The private good is better for us all. I have a different take on taxes. I think they're often a great expression of the common good. Years ago my mother was complaining of chest pain. She had to be driven to the hospital. Already in our late 60's and with a family history of coronary artery disease the chance that this drive could end with bypass surgery were good. Not once on that drive and with those outcomes fresh in my mind did I think, "How am I going to pay for this. So, I want to thank you. On behalf of my mother and our family, thank you for paying taxes so that she got the profoundly skilled services of a publicly funded care team that saved my mother and us from financial ruin. I pay taxes so the things that bring us together help us to build a more caring society. Yes there are things we cant do to improve the delivery of services to the right people at the right time. Let's root them out and grow the system of service. The happiest nations in the world are literally the most highly taxed. Higher taxes could mean zero tuition, well funded and maintained halls of learning, more nurse practitioners and Doctors to change our sick care society in to a health care one. "Taxpayers" are customers, in this case demanding more services but not wiling to pay for them. Citizens have right as well, but they must also have duties and obligations. Up the street some neighbours pooled there resources to buy a snowblower. Shared cost. Perfect timing.