What are two ways that raising taxes on the rich can harm society?

What will be an ideal response?


If raising taxes on the rich would cause the rich to stop doing things that generate high amounts of income, this may cause harm to society.
If raising taxes on the rich cause the rich to locate to different countries with lower tax rates and, in turn, generate high amounts of income in these other countries instead of in their original country, this can harm society.

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