Ro Khanna Says The Quiet Part Out Loud About His ‘Billionaire’ Tax

It took less time than we would have imagined, but proponents of the “billionaire wealth tax” have already given the game away.

Anyone who knows any history about taxes knows that the left always uses “tax the rich” as a cover to raise taxes on the middle class. Because, as Willy Sutton observed in another context, that’s where the money is.

But we were surprised to see Rep. Ro Khanna admit as much, even before he and his socialist pals get their coveted wealth tax on the boards.

“The tax should not stop at billionaires,” he wrote on his Substack. “The tax has to reach all fortunes $50 million and up.”

So why is the bill he sponsored along with Sen. Bernie Sanders called the “Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act”?

Because that’s how it always goes with new taxes.