John MacIntosh writes letter to imaginary son turning Piketty 's controversial book on its head . MacIntosh : If you want to be be super rich , find a job that lets you benefit from others ' capital . He says in such a job , you can take a slice off the top even though you do n't do much . MacIntosh : And these days , the real owners of capital do n't seem to notice if people take a little off the top or are largely powerless stop it when they do . The problem with this is that it makes no sense for someone who has made his own money and owns property to pay taxes so he does not have to work hard at all.
John MacIntosh writes letter to imaginary son turning Piketty 's controversial book on its head . MacIntosh : If you want to be be super rich , find a job that lets you benefit from others ' capital . He says in such a job , you can take a slice off the top even though you do n't do much . MacIntosh : The problem with this is that it makes no sense for someone who has made his own money and owns property to pay taxes so he does not have to work hard at all.