Stop demonizing your neighbor. Demonize the 1%.

That income range still very much encompasses “normal” people who already pay a large share of income taxes.

Tax the super rich (both income and wealth), and redistribute that money via healthcare, education and social programs like UBI.

The .1% are not elected officials but are instead controlling them. Billionaires and capitalism are the root of the problem.

Ok let me ask my two year old what he thinks. He responds very well to reason.

having a kid who doesn’t want to ever get rid of any of her old toys

Do it for her then. I purge and donate my child’s toys every couple of months. It would be chaos otherwise.