Look if that is true (it isn´t), we don´t need the rich anymore. We tax the poor anyway, if rich refuse to pay up they should leave indeed, their money should be confiscated. But I think that the whole story is a hoax. You know US law? You have to pay up anyway, no matter where you got to. They´d have to give up on their citizenship. Also, not every rich is this unpatriotic.Then don´t scream "theft" while the hard working people pay up.The rich fucks scream "theft", so don´t just take 59 %, take it all, leave a food stamp.
If the federal tax rate was 0%, the federal government would collect 0 dollars. If the federal tax rate was 100%, the government would still collect 0 dollars, because who would be stupid enough to create wealth?
That's our point though. Every time you try and tax the rich, you end up taxing the poor. So *YOU* don't scream theft, when *YOU* end up paying the bill.