Whoa! You were making good points until the phrase "which they don't need" which strikes me as vaguely Marxist ("to each according to their need"). Those who have acquired wealth should have no limit on what additional wealth they can acquire. The free market rightly rewards those who provide products and services. Even here on Free Republic, I've occasionally seen the term "obscene profits". So long as the enterprise isn't criminal, the sky's the limit on profits and wealth acquisition. That's the beauty of liberty.
I don’t care how much money Adelson or any other billionaire makes. I just want business and government to go back to their respective corners and stay there.
I don’t begrudge billionaires their money when they earn it legitimately. When they import cheap third world labor or collude with politicians to carve out special deals, that’s when I definitely oppose expanding their wealth. These billionaires use government against their fellow American citizens. Their motives aren’t honorable. How does more immigration from the socialistic, third world help you or I? It doesn’t.
Call me a Marxist if you want, but it wouldn’t upset me much if government fleeced these billionaires for every dime they own. Except that’s not how it works, and the ultra rich know it. Income taxes don’t have a significant impact on those who are already wealthy. Their wealth is secure. They aren’t afraid of government. They indirectly OWN our government. Disagree? Then why is it that “our” elected leaders keep pushing amnesty and expanded legal immigration even when most Americans oppose it?
I also couldn’t care less about Adelson’s casinos which are very likely dependent on very cheap, imported labor. Again, it would be different if these billionaires weren’t trying to use government policy against me and mine. If you wanted to pad your nest at my expense, I’d say you don’t need to make more money, too.