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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 1043951" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>Who says they're keeping all of their wealth?  The top 5 percent pay 60% of all income tax now.  Why do you envy them so?  And there are plenty of millionaires in this country who are cash poor.  They aren't living it up, although they get by just fine.  Having a million or more on paper doesn't automatically put you on easy street.  There was a good book on this awhile back called "The Millionaire Next Door".  My grandfather did very well drilling water wells in Florida.  And he spent most of his savings taking care of my grandmother after she had a stroke.  They lived well, but not extravagantly.  He also preached for almost 50 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>