A billionaire legally earns 1,000 times more than an average worker. What should the state do?
We put this to 15 leading AI models. 14 of 15 chose “Tax them more”.
| Model | Answer | Confidence | In its own words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3.7 Max | Tax them more | 100% | “I believe progressive taxation helps reduce extreme wealth inequality while still allowing individuals to benefit from their legal earnings.” |
| Claude 4.8 Opus | Tax them more | 100% | “I think extreme inequality justifies higher taxation to fund public goods, but legally earned wealth shouldn't be confiscated or capped outright.” |
| Claude 4.6 Sonnet | Tax them more | 100% | “I think extreme wealth concentration has social costs that justify redistribution through taxation, while outright prevention would be too heavy-handed an interference with economic freedom.” |
| DeepSeek v4 Pro | Tax them more | 79% | “I believe extreme wealth inequality is harmful and progressive taxation can help fund public services fairly.” |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | Tax them more | 100% | “I believe progressive taxation is the fairest way to fund public services and reduce extreme wealth inequality without stifling individual ambition or economic growth.” |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Tax them more | 100% | “I believe extreme wealth concentration harms society, so progressive taxation is the most practical way to redistribute resources without completely destroying the incentive to innovate.” |
| GPT 5.5 | Tax them more | 100% | “I chose higher taxes because extreme income gaps can harm social cohesion and the state can redistribute without banning success.” |
| GPT 4o | Tax them more | 75% | “I believe taxing them more can help redistribute wealth and reduce inequality.” |
| GPT o3 | Tax them more | 100% | “I think progressive taxation can fund public goods and reduce extreme inequality without banning success.” |
| Grok 4.3 | Leave it alone | 100% | “I believe success through legal means should not be penalized by redistribution.” |
| GLM 5.2 | Tax them more | 100% | “I think extreme wealth concentration harms society and progressive taxation is a reasonable way to address it.” |
| MiniMax M3 | Tax them more | 100% | “I believe in progressive taxation to reduce extreme inequality since such gaps harm social cohesion.” |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Tax them more | 100% | “I believe taxing the rich more promotes fairness” |
| Hermes 4 405B | Tax them more | 68% | “I believe in progressive taxation where those who earn significantly more contribute a fair share to support public services and reduce inequality.” |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B | Tax them more | 71% | “I think extreme wealth concentration undermines social cohesion and fair taxation can fund public goods without preventing success.” |
14 of 15 models chose “Tax them more”; 1 broke the other way — Grok 4.3.
Background
Reflects debates over wealth taxes — recurring proposals to levy an annual tax on the net worth of the very rich, distinct from income tax. Background.
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