How is taxing the rich to fix the economy not fundamentally counter-productive?

have no education in economics; these gut hunches , hoping have them confirmed or defeated.

isn't call "the economy" collected direct , indirect effects of activities of capital? , isn't tax collected government capital removed economy? how less total capital make more of anything, or "the economy" in way? taking money away rich fix economy seems taking equipment away doctors improve healthcare, or taking lumber away carpenters improve quality of houses.

or capital still capital after seized government? so, if government takes money give poor people can consume more products, if simultaneously offset fact action mean rich whom money seized consume less, , raise prices on remaining capital cover loss, can there net gain this?

i've started thinking recently, figured surely question asked long before obama, , maybe of here point me toward reading material.

or maybe think i've said dumbest things you've ever heard. feel free share too, please @ least why.

i have no education in economics; these gut hunches , hoping have them confirmed or defeated. isn't call "the economy" collected direct , indirect effects of activities of capital? , isn't tax collected government essentially...

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