you think $1M is fair but he earned more than that. No one should be taxed 50% even if you make 100 billion. It is your money. You pay your debt to society by actually employing people and providing them with a salary and by paying more anyway. You obviously don't make much or you wouldn't think that way. Running businesses is harder than working for one by a long shot. Taxing the producers of wealth into the ground is idiotic while simultaneously providing for people who contribute nearly nothing. They have no motivation to do anything when its handed to them.