[quote=GoUSC] But at the end of the day, because I was willing to take risk I ended up with $10mil to give my kids. Why the hell should the government get any of it???? Makes no sense whatsoever.[/quote]
I find that there are many here who feel that being rich means that somehow you had to screw someone over or do something dirty in order to make the money, that somehow it does not really belong to the “rich.” As a result, very often there is the attitude that the government should be used as a vehicle to “remedy” the injustice and to “take” the money away through taxes, regulations, or other means.
Then there is the “hick” or “tea party” attitude that the money you make is yours, for you to choose what to do with, whether to spend it awfully or to save it for your kids, it is the freedom to choose. You personally sacrificed, scrimped, and saved your money. The money that you have, whether a small sum or a grand fortune, is literally the fruit of your labors. Is it the government’s to confiscate? To take away without due compensation?
