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I'm fine with it too, in theory. Utility of money all but disappears once you have a boatload of it, so why not use that money to benefit the infrastructure that gives the rich the ability to be rich.
The higher the tax rate, however, the more incentive to avoid tax, through fair means or foul, which leads to a reduction in receipts.
As to CEOs & nurses - they probably do, but not to the order of magnitude that their income differs. But that is down to supply & demand, and luck.