> “It’s absolutely in the self-interest of the wealthy to pay heed to the need for societies to be thriving,” Perry said.

Ok but why do they need the government to administer that money? If you want to do good with your money, just do it!

Hmm, maybe this is what the government is pushing for, and they get the ones who agree to push everyone else into also giving their money to government.

If government was held accountable for their decisions... maybe taxes would be a solution. However politicians do whatever they want, and RARELY do they have to only step down and that's it. Once I see real accountability, not just losing their jobs, but huge fines and potentially jail, we could start talking about taxes being a potential solution to anything.