第15部分(第2/7 頁)

rporation　that　really　gives　the　rich　a　vast　advantage　over　the　poor　and　the　middle　class。　Having　two　fathers　teaching　me；　one　a　socialist　and　the　other　a　capitalist；　I　quickly　began　to　realize　that　the　philosophy　of　the　capitalist　made　more　financial　sense　to　me。　It　seemed　to　me　that　the　socialists　ultimately　penalized　themselves；　due　to　their　lack　of　financial　education。　No　matter　what　the　〃Take　from　the　rich〃　crowd　came　up　with；　the　rich　always　found　a　way　to　outsmart　them。　That　is　how　taxes　were　eventually　levied　on　the　middle　class。　The　rich　outsmarted　the　intellectuals；　solely　because　they　understood　the　power　of　money；　a　subject　not　taught　in　schools。

How　did　the　rich　outsmart　the　intellectuals？　Once　the　〃Take　from　the　rich〃　tax　was　passed；　cash　started　flowing　into　government　coffers。　Initially；　people　were　happy。　Money　was　handed　out　to　government　workers　and　the　rich。　It　went　to　government　workers　in　the　form　of　jobs　and　pensions。　It　went　to　the　rich　via　their　factories　receiving　government　contracts。　The　government　became　a　large　pool　of　money；　but　the　problem　was　the　fiscal　management　of　that　money。　There　really　is　no　recirculation。　In　other　words；　the　government　policy；　if　you　were　a　government　bureaucrat；　was　to　avoid　having　excess　money。　If　you　failed　to　spend　your　allotted　funding；　you　risked　losing　it　in　the　next　budget。

You　would　certainly　not　be　recognized　for　being　efficient。 Business　people；　on　the　other　hand；　are　rewarded　for　having　excess　money　and　are　recognized　for　their　efficiency。

As　this　cycle　of　growing　government　spending　continued；　the　demand　for　money　increased　and　the　〃Tax　the　rich〃　idea　was　now　being　adjusted　to　include　lower…ine　levels；　down　to　the　very　people　who　voted　it　in；　the　poor　and　the　middle　class。