With the death of brian we need some harsh regulations and taxation on privately paid NON LAW ENFORCEMENT personal body guard protection services. .

Defined as someone who is not on government budgeted taxpayer paid time. As in state trooper governor protection detail or US Secret service type.

With taxes on such privately paid for protection at $100k per man hour of such protection before paying the worker and liability insurance needed.

If a person feels the need for such protection as a non high profile politician, then they need to pay up or rethink their lifestyle.

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LeopoldBloom · M

Anyone can hire a guard. I don't see a difference between the guys Elon Musk has guarding him and the guy at the local Sam's Club who's there to keep people from running out without paying. I'm just not sure what the point is of taxing them at $100 per man-hour. Do you tax the first but not the second? I'm sure Musk could set up a company that does nothing but hire his bodyguards. It would be legally indistinguishable from the Sam's Club guard.

And the United Healthcare CEO wasn't exactly high profile. I doubt if many people outside of his immediate circle even knew who he was or could recognize him. So how is he supposed to "rethink his lifestyle?" Guaranteed some business is going to piss someone off.