Originally Posted by Tileman

People are forgetting 1 very important thing...

The rich do NOT put their money in a bank, under a mattress, in a cookie jar, but instead reinvest it back into the economy. The rich are business savvy, know how to make companies grow which nearly always makes employees happier (especially if they invest into the company they work). The rich keep the cycle of money circulating at a fast speed.

The government instead uses tax money taken from rich to redistribute wealth, promote a welfare state, reward laziness and increase the size of a beurocracy by hiring 3 people to do 1 job which provides almost nothing of value except killing time...