# Marilyn vos Savant - wealthy and taxes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marilyn-vos-savant-wealthy-and-taxes/682552>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [February 28, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marilyn-vos-savant-wealthy-and-taxes/682552 "2014-02-28T22:47:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marilyn-vos-savant-wealthy-and-taxes/682552/81 "2014-03-08T17:45:31Z")

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> [@repairminded](#):
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> The power to tax is the power to destroy.

Supposing that your assertion is correct, you seem to be implying that taxing millionaires would be a way to get rid of millionaires. Okay. I don’t have a problem with that. Let’s get rid of the millionaires. Make them work for a living like the rest of us do.

> [@repairminded](#):
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> I’ve never yet met a private business person who was in favor of higher taxes.

Hello. Nice to meet you. I’m a person who owns a private business. It’s an S-corp with 5 employees and I’m the only shareholder. I’m in favor of higher taxes. Now stop saying you’ve never met somebody like me.

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