If we leave the money with private wealthy capitalists, they might do something good for society on accident as a side effect of their ego-aggrandizing or wealth-concentration efforts.<p>If we tax it, we can actually do something good for society on purpose with it. We can give the business&#x2F;tax subsidies that are required for all of Musk&#x27;s ventures to succeed. We can educate Musk&#x27;s workers. We can maintain and create and enhance the infrastructure required for Musk to continue to make his obscene profits, which we continue to tax and reinvest in the country.<p>Or we can just keep hoping that the rich and powerful class of billionaires have weird hobbies that tech people happen to think are cool.