Wealth taxes threaten AI security

State and federal wealth‑tax proposals that tax ownership (not just realized gains) will disproportionately burden founders, illiquid startup equity, and venture capital, reducing incentives for AI R&D and deployment. In an era where AI capabilities are strategically important for military and scientific progress, such fiscal tools could weaken national security and the private institutions that sustain innovation. — If true, the claim reframes a tax debate as one about national competitiveness and security, not only redistribution, changing the coalition and stakes around wealth‑tax proposals.