I'm not voting for Bernie, and while this example takes socialism to it's extreme in a parody... it's wholly incorrect as to how the economy works. The issue of wealth inequality isn't just a matter of taxes, social programs and surpluses. If the rich decided to all leave (where the hell would they go in the first place?), it's not going to create an economic boon for 1 location and absence of money in another locale. The issue of wealth inequality, occurs when those in power & money, continue to make decisions that only exponentially grow their wealth while stagnating the people they need to get there. That's the true issue of wealth inequality. It's not an issue about working hard, working smarter or even being a cutthroat businessman, it's the decisions that the super wealthy make, which impact the middle class. To counter with an extreme example of this, think of a big business that makes billions of dollars. The CEO wants to increase stock value for the company, so he needs to show more profits. However, sales are pretty regular each year... 1 billion in sales in each year approximately, which holds steady in each year. But to make that 1 billion look better, they find places to cut expenses and costs. Because if the company spends 500 million, then it only makes 500 million. But if they only spend 400 million, then they walk away with 600 million. So where do you cut the 100 million? How about benefits? How about bonuses? How about vacation time? How about training? Cool, that saves 100 million! And that increase the stock value of the company, to which the CEO has plenty of stock options (where most of the super wealthy have made their fortunes). But that 100 million in savings, came at the expense of medical coverage, vacation time, and additional cash for employees. This is the heart of wealth inequality. It's not just taxing the super rich, it's how are the super rich getting there, at the expense of the middle class workers.