To steal the wealth of the 1% and "give" it to the 99%? Should it work?

It looks like a very "natural" idea for liberals and communists but even if a state forcefully steals the wealth of the 1% to distribute it to the 99%, will it work?



http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/136611/douglas-holtz-eakin/what-occupy-wall-street-gets-wrong-about-inequality