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wealth tax and universal basic income benefit the owning class too, because people can spend more money on buying products which means companies make more revenue, and let's face it, an economy is primarily measured by how much revenues the companies make.
The easiest system to replace is one you control...
No one said we have to go 0% to 100% fixed in one term, just that the glacial pace of neoliberlism clearly wasn't keeping up.
Look at France, they'll riot at the drop of a hat to maintain an inch of ground. Full stomachs and housing stability doesn't mean people turn into brainwashed cows, they can still work towards more.
Planning long term and moving up a ladder one rung at a time is better than spending your short life trying to jump over a 20 foot wall.