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at　was　his　job。

From　the　time　I　was　about　10　years　old；　I　would　hear　from　my　rich　dad　that　government　workers　were　a　pack　of　lazy　thieves；　and　from　my　poor　dad　I　would　hear　how　the　rich　were　greedy　crooks　who　should　be　made　to　pay　more　taxes。　Both　sides　have　valid　points。　It　was　difficult　to　go　to　work　for　one　of　the　biggest　capitalists　in　town　and　e　home　to　a　father　who　was　a　prominent　government　leader。　It　was　not　easy　knowing　who　to　believe。

Yet；　when　you　study　the　history　of　taxes；　an　interesting　perspective　emerges。　As　I　said；　the　passage　of　taxes　was　only　possible　because　the　masses　believed　in　the　Robin　Hood　theory　of　economics；　which　was　to　take　from　the　rich　and　give　to　everyone　else。　The　problem　was　that　the　government's　appetite　for　money　was　so　great　that　taxes　soon　needed　to　be　levied　on　the　middle　class；　and　from　there　it　kept　〃trickling　down。〃

The　rich；　on　the　other　hand；　saw　an　opportunity。　They　do　not　play　by　the　same　set　of　rules。　As　I've　stated；　the　rich　already　knew　about　corporations；　which　became　popular　in　the　days　of　sailing　ships。　The　rich　created　the　corporation　as　a　vehicle　to　limit　their　risk　to　the　assets　of　each　voyage。　The　rich　put　their　money　into　a　corporation　to　finance　the　voyage。　The　corporation　would　then　hire　a　crew　to　sail　to　the　New　World　to　look　for　treasures。　If　the　ship　was　lost；　the　crew　lost　their　lives；　but　the　loss　to　the　rich　would　be　limited　only　to　the　money　they　invested　for　that　particular　voyage。　Th