The system is designed to perpetually tax your ass, and even after you are are gone, they find ways to go after your estate.
It's the same in every country worth living in.
Average real tax rate everywhere runs about 75%, one way or the other.
In places where the taxes are low, you have to bribe someone to get anything done.
The best way to reduce your taxes is usually running a small business.
It's either that, or crime, or charity.
In the end, you can't take it with you, but you can pass it on if you are smart about it.
If anyone sees you accumulating wealth, 80 different kinds of scammers will try to take it from you, especially the government.
All of this despite the fact the very purpose of the system is to protect the accumulation of wealth.
That doesn't necessarily mean your wealth.
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