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There aren't enough rich people to fund the government at the levels it spends.

According to

the top 0.1% hold $22.14 trillion and the top 1% hold $54 trillion.

The total federal debt is around $35 trillion. So for sure the top 1% could pay off the debt in order to have a reset at least.

I'm not saying it should be done, but it does not seem impossible.

It’s paper wealth. If you forced a sell off, the value would plummet. Look at revenue.

Maybe a direct transfer then. Don’t have to worry about share prices when the tax is a % of shares owned.