Progressive tax?

I totally disagree. The reason most people in America do not get rich is that they have been taught to get a good education, get a good job (as if those even exist anymore), and spend their money on consumer items and instant pleasure.

Very few people are taught to think and act like millionaires. When people are taught that (and are willing to learn it)... the tend to significantly increase their incomes and some become totally financially free.

I'm part of a mentor organization that teaches real "financial intelligence" which comes from the millionaires and above. I've watched so many people totally change their lives from that system.

Hard work is often required at least initially. But, hard work by itself does not guarantee any kind of financial success in life.

I argue it in a pretty straightforward way. I start by asking two questions:
1. Are you rich?
2. How did you get rich?
Then I calmly explain how that's not a universal solution.
There's also the thing where the economy isn't set up to allow everyone to be rich, since businesses would just raise their prices, high paying jobs have a limited number of positions, low-paying jobs have a limited number of hours of work that needs to be done, and entrepreneurship becomes more difficult with more competitors.

If you want to go, we can go.

That's not flat at all. That's about ten times the (on my estimation) average price relative to the total amount earned of a disabled parking ticket where I am.