Good points.
An oligarchy can avoid an uprising if, 1. they conceal their true wealth and/or 2. bread and circus.
money=power=corruption=money=power=corruption…
Which makes the proposed wealth tax so important in combination with returning the highest marginal income tax in the US back to 1950s levels. The only way to keep from having to whack the mole every couple of years is to disarm the billionaires of their main weapon of power - billions.
