Ayn Rand used to say that in any argument, the more consistent of the adversaries will win. If you share socialism's premises while trying to oppose socialism, you will lose. If you propose a tax cut for them, you don't have to justify it in the name of the social good. Mr. Aaron bemoans the growing gap between rich and poor and cannot understand why anyone is talking about cutting that tax. Fewer than 2 percent of dying Americans will have their estates taxed, he writes.
People can get around the tax by giving money away before the die.
Let's accept all this as true. So there it is. People who manage to create and accumulate more wealth than most are a threat. Well, that's never made too clear. They are entirely different things.