@SeasonedRP

Those billionaires you mention who argued for systemic change conveniently wanted systemic change that wouldn't materially impact them but would impact those trying to get to their level.

Exactly that.

1) they're picking up the ladder behind them. Fuck that.

2) under our current income tax system, only income and a few other things are taxed. It's easy enough for the truly wealthy to hire accountants and attorneys to help them dodge taxes and take advantage of loopholes, while those of us who work for a living just keep getting more and more of our earnings raped from us.

my solution:

The FairTax, as proposed years ago (closer to decades ago now) by Congressman John Linder of Georgia and a Democrat from Minnesota whose name escapes me. It was a bipartisan proposal to scrap all the federal taxes we currently have (and get rid of the IRS!), and replace them with a national retail sales tax.

Instead of taxing production, we would tax consumption.

And not everyone has income, which means those who don't (or just don't report it), also don't pay income tax.

But everyone buys retail! From the wealthy trust fund babies who have never worked a job, to drug dealers who have never reported or paid a dime, to tourists just here temporarily.