Taxes on wealth for all, not just the middle class

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Barack Obama asked...

my submission to http://change.gov open for questions (their round 2 which seems in part an attempt to keep questions about ending marijuana and other drug prohibition out of the top 5).

"The middle class already pays taxes on wealth with local taxes on homes and vehicles. Will you look into having the vast paper wealth of the richest (most of it not earned) share this burden? This revenue could go straight to all people, not gov't."
Benjamin Melançon, Natick, Massachusetts
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