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e　middle　class。

True　capitalists　used　their　financial　knowledge　to　simply　find　a　way　to　escape。　They　headed　back　to　the　protection　of　a　corporation。　A　corporation　protects　the　rich。　But　what　many　people　who　have　never　formed　a　corporation　do　not　know　is　that　a　corporation　is　not　really　a　thing。　A　corporation　is　merely　a　file　folder　with　some　legal　documents　in　it；　sitting　in　some　attorney's　office　registered　with　a　state　government　agency。　It's　not　a　big　building　with　the　name　of　the　corporation　on　it。　It's　not　a　factory　or　a　group　of　people。　A　corporation　is　merely　a　legal　document　that　creates　a　legal　body　without　a　soul。　The　wealth　of　the　rich　was　once　again　protected。　Once　again；　the　use　of　corporations　became　popular…once　the　permanent　ine　laws　were　passed…　because　the　ine…tax　rate　of　the　corporation　was　less　than　the　individual　ine…tax　rates。 In　addition；　as　described　earlier；　certain　expenses　could　be　paid　with　pre…tax　dollars　within　the　corporation。

This　war　between　the　haves　and　have…nots　has　been　going　on　for　hundreds　of　years。　It　is　the　〃Take　from　the　rich〃　crowd　versus　the　rich。　The　battle　is　waged　whenever　and　wherever　laws　are　made。　The　battle　will　go　on　forever。　The　problem　is；　the　people　who　lose　are　the　uninformed。　The　ones　who　get　up　every　day　and　diligently　go　to　work　and　pay　taxes。　If　they　only　understood　the　way　the　rich　play　the　game；　they　could　play　it　too。　Then；　they　would　be　on　their　way　to　their　own　financial　independence。　This　is　why　I　cringe　every　time　I　hear　a　parent　advise　their　children　to　go　to　school；　so　they　can　find　a　safe；　secure　job。　An　employee　with　a　safe；　secure　job；　without　financial　aptitude；　has　no　escape。

Average　Americans　today　work　five　to　six　months　for　the　government　before　they　make　enough　to　cover　t