Yes that's what we're discussing ITT.

There are any number of principled reasons to oppose paying taxes to USA government, but "I'm rich and I can afford the lobbyists and tax attorneys to make the system work for me" is not among those.

The entire middle class already does pay a regular tax on their assets. We call it "property taxes". The groups who AREN'T taxed on the bulk of their assets are the poor (who have no assets) and the wealthy (whose assets aren't taxed).