The rich tend not to have liquid assets, that is, wealth that is easily turned into cash. Rich people tend to own stocks, bonds, and real estate. When one says that Jeff Bezos is worth tens of billions, it doesn't mean that he has all that money in the bank. It means that the value of all his possessions are that. Ideally, taxation on the upper class would mean a tax on non-liquid assets. Of course, this needs to be handled delicately so as not to disrupt investment through the stock market, which is already taxed through capital gains and is essential for funding businesses.
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