no, that’s the point of the question that began this whole thread. it’s not deceiving anyone to point out that it’s no longer theoretical that great concentrations of wealth are incompatible with democracy. 1/

i believe they should be prevented/remedied by taxation, that there are other important justifications for taxation than what the taxation “finances”. that’s a real, i think true, case i am openly willing to make. are you persuaded or do you disagree? in either case, you are not deceived. /fin