When I think of billionaires, my go to examples are the ones who got there almost by accident without losing an ounce of their humanity, or putting a boot on anybody's neck, or extracting their wealth from the commons, or underpaying employees. 
Who has a billion dollars? Your net worth is what someone is willing to pay for what you have, whether you've sold it or not. If a famous painter paints a new portrait, the value he's created wasn't taken from anyone. Nor if an entrepreneur creates a much-loved product.https://twitter.com/peterdaou/status/1206656298625966081 …
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All 2 of them — Oprah and JK Rowling.
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This is how some people think billionaires use their wealthpic.twitter.com/T2c4M793TP
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The county is pretty good at charging me property tax without a transaction.
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That is not the case at all. Billionaires are made from exploitation.
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And what would property rights mean if someone can legally confiscate your money, just because you have 'too much' of the stuff?
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The painter might spend 10 hours painting, and his assistant may spend 10 hours stretching the canvas, ordering the pigments, arranging viewings, negotiating with auction houses, etc. Would it be fair for the latter to receive "a sliver of the value"?
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