United States Gov't has a budget in the trillions.
But if we can just get 100 billion from Bill Gates...no one will be homeless and clean water will be had by all.
Bill Gates invented something that forever advanced and improved the world in incalculable ways. He has given more to charity than some small countries are worth and pledged most of his wealth to the giving fund.
According to Bernie and Lizzy, Bill owes more.
I don't have anything against raising taxes on the uber-rich within reason. Most uber-rich will tell you the same.
However, this idea that the government getting more money leads to a better society and the lower classes rising significantly is a crock.
What Lizzie and Bernie are basically proposing is a trickle-down via taxes. They're saying "rich people will give us (the government) more money and that will find it's way to you the people"...bullshit...
Give the government more money, the administrative bureaucratic class will expand. Roads won't improve significantly, education won't get better, salaries for teachers, cops, EMS and fire personnel won't see anything. The lower classes may get free transportation and some other hand out, but they will not be empowered to improve their lives.
A compromise can be made by a spending requirement for the tip of the 1%. Their tax rate goes up a little bit, but nothing crazy, however, they must build and fund a couple of schools and hospitals each year. That's both the individual rich person and companies that have a massive bank. Also, they can both bring jobs back to this country and increase capital expenditure.
If Bezos has enough money to tinker around with space exploration, he's got enough money to build a dozen Hospitals. If Apple has enough money to get into the movie business and pay Jennifer Anniston god knows how much, they have enough money to build hospitals, schools, and bring factories back to this country and get more people on the payroll.
I don't totally trust charities, foundations, etc...Many have their merits, but I think for some those provide a way to hide money under the promise of someday down the road after they die their family may do this or that with the money...Regardless, I would also like to see some pressure on the charities of individuals and/or companies to spend more money and more money here in the country. Feeding Africa and all the endeavors abroad are great but we have rundown schools, hungry kids, bad water, etc in this country. Let's take care of those things first.