Blog Post 26 “📓 Blog Post – On Rich People, Charity, and Taxes ”

📓 Blog Post – On Rich People, Charity, and Taxes

By Chaos Samuel

People love clowning millionaires and billionaires.
“Why don’t you give more?”
“Why not donate until you’re broke?”

Like being rich automatically makes you a walking ATM for the world 🏦💸.

Let’s break this down. 🕵️‍♂️

🏛️ Taxes 101

Corporate tax? About 25%.
Reasonable, honestly. The government takes a quarter of profits before a penny even reaches the person who built the company.

Personal income tax? 45% if you’re in the top bracket.
Also fair — maybe the idea is: the more you earn, the more you should contribute. 🤷‍♂️

Put those together, and you’re looking at nearly half your income gone.

Add 5% more and you might as well just call the government your business partner.
👉 You work, they invoice.

🧾 The Endless List of Taxes

And just to be clear: taxes are your duty as citizens. Pay up. ✅ Even if its painful.

But the sheer variety of taxes? It’s like they got bored and started taxing random things just to see if we’d notice.

💸 Income tax
🏢 Corporate tax
🛒 VAT
🏠 Property tax
📈 Capital gains tax
⚰️ Inheritance tax
🖋️ Stamp duty
⛽ Fuel duty
🚢 Customs duty
🏘️ Council tax
🌍 Carbon tax
🚬 “Sin taxes” on cigarettes & 🍺 alcohol

At this point, what’s left? hopefully they dont tax the air we breathe. 🌬️💸

💰 Where All That Money Goes

As to where all that money goes? 🤔
Roads 🚧, healthcare 🏥, schools 🎓, bombs 💣, potholes that somehow never get fixed 🕳️… take your pick.

Oh well. They are the law.
And in theory, they’ll use it to make lives better.

Which means: that’s charity in and of itself.

If a person chooses to give after that, it should be because it’s their choice — not because they feel obligated to.

💰 The Part Nobody Likes Hearing

You force some people to be saints. And then what happens?
They move wealth offshore 🏝️.

And when they do, you clown them for “avoiding taxes.”
But most of you don’t even pay 45% yourselves.

🏝️ “Evasion” vs “Strategy”

Let’s define it real quick:

❌ Evasion = lying, hiding, not reporting. Illegal.
✅ Strategy = moving wealth where laws are simply better.

Don’t blame the player 🎮.
They’re just playing the game better than you.

🛑 The “Hoarding” Myth

“They’re hoarding wealth.”

No. It’s theirs.

They’re not hoarding — they’re holding what they built, inherited, or won.
If they’re already paying the required tax rate, you have no right to demand more.

If they give beyond that, it should be by choice. Not mob pressure 👀.

Nobody can help everyone. That’s just reality.

And if you’re calling that selfish, you’d better be exceptionally selfless yourself.

More often than not, people who loudly resent the wealthy aren’t actually angry at money — they’re angry at comparison.
They see someone further ahead and interpret the distance as injustice.

Bear in mind, the world has always had a hierachy in different scenarios; it just evolves with time.

There will always be people richer than you.
More influential than you.
More powerful than you.

The sooner they accept that, the quieter their mind becomes.

⚖️ On “Exploitation” — The Argument People Raise

Some of you will say:

“They’re only wealthy because of workers.”
“They profit from other people’s labor.”
“Without employees they’d be nothing.”

In certain cases, that criticism can be valid.
Exploitation does exist.

At its core, exploitation means using people to achieve a goal while disregarding their benefit —
an ends-justify-the-means mindset.

That is wrong. Fully.
No argument there.

But here’s where the discussion often loses precision.

When people say:
“Employees are the ones doing everything,”

it overlooks something very basic:
they are being paid to do that work.

That’s practically the whole definition of employment —
work exchanged for compensation. 💼

If someone is paid fairly, receives benefits, and agrees to the terms,
the employer has fulfilled their obligation.

A business isn’t theft simply because many people contribute to it.

Coordination has value. 🧠
Strategy has value.
Risk-taking has value.
Creation has value.

Without people willing to start companies, organize labor, and deploy capital,
the modern world wouldn’t exist in its current form —
and it won’t advance without that same dynamic in the future. 🌍

If someone wants more than wages, there is a path:
build something.

Become the one taking the risk.
The one organizing.
The one accountable when it fails.

That’s the distinction many critics quietly avoid —
it isn’t an easy position to reach.

And the assumption that most jobs will always exist unchanged is already unstable.

AI will not only replace certain roles.
It will optimize most of them. 🤖

Which means the value of coordination, ownership, and creation
will matter more in the future — not less.

And as that shift becomes clearer,
many current debates about labor and exploitation will likely be reframed —
because the structure of work itself will no longer look the same.

Anyway, If a wealthy person is dodging taxes illegally? ❌ Drag them.
If they’re paying what’s required, or even moving legally to pay less?

✅ That’s not evasion. That’s strategy.

And if you don’t like how the money is spent? Honestly, that’s a you problem.
Stop yelling at yachts 🚤

Start yelling at politicians 🏛️

They’re the ones deciding where the “charity” goes.

And honestly? To those complaining, it won’t get you anywhere.

Take the rich for example — politics is just a game to some. Some don’t care at all.

That’s called political apathy by the way.

The difference is this: The truly wealthy don’t sit around whining.

If a country messes up? They simply pack up their bags and bounce.

That’s it.

Money makes that easy you know. ✈️💼

But here’s the flip side nobody likes to admit: people in politics do carry heavy burdens. 🎒

Some genuinely shoulder responsibilities that would break the average person.

Respect where it’s due — but some enter politics just to eat 🍽️, chasing the bag until they drown in corruption — never realizing the weight of the responsibilities tied to the role.

Oh well. Who cares? 🤷‍♂️

🕵️ Privacy, Registers & Ghost Moves

Everyone wants freedom — until they realise freedom has paperwork.
The world runs on records: names, addresses, filings, traces.
Every move leaves a mark somewhere.
That’s why the smart ones learn to step quietly — not to hide, but to become unreachable.

That’s why the rich use offshore holdings or trusts — not always to hide, but to protect. 🌍💼
Privacy isn’t a crime; it’s strategy.
You can’t be targeted for what no one can confirm you own.
Plus, some people just prefer to remain private.

Public transparency? Optional.
Legal transparency? Required.
There’s a difference.

But here’s the truth: ⚠️
You’re never truly invisible.
The system was built to see everything.
Those who built it?

They left windows in every wall.

Nothing escapes their eyes.

So if you choose the quiet route — play clean, pay your dues, keep your records tight. 💼
One careless move, and your “ghost” leaves fingerprints.

Quiet individuals don’t shout.
They structure.

And when I do eventually play this game, it’ll be on my terms. 🎭

🎮 Why I Call It a Game

And as to why I call it a game? Because it is.

Some enjoy the process, some don’t. Either way, everyone has to play. The only difference? The mode of playing.

Easy mode = born rich with connections 👑
Moderately easy = solid support system, a few lucky breaks 🍀
Normal mode = average grind, average results 🛠️
Hard mode = probably stacked against you from the start 🥵
Hell mode = everything’s on fire, but you still gotta move 🔥💀

That’s the reality. Doesn’t matter what board you’re on — the game plays you if you don’t learn how to play it back.♟️

👩‍💻 Sole Traders vs Companies (UK as an example, but the logic applies anywhere)

As a sole trader, HMRC will know who you are — so does the government.

You’re basically in their system. Cool. ✅

But when you register an LLC (or Limited Company), someone has to be the corporate director.

Guess who that is?

You.

Exactly. 👀💼

And with an LLC, that list sits on a separate public record — Companies House. Not HMRC.

It’s not like your face will be plastered everywhere, but your name, date of birth, and address?

Public. 📝

If you put your home address, expect constant knocks 🚪

Even if you only list your name and age, bear in mind: in this digital age, someone with enough curiosity could track you down with just that. 🕵️💻

So if you’re okay with just your name and age being visible, cool — but know the risk.

If you’re not? Use a professional address or a professional nominee.

It’s literally the cheapest form of peace you can buy. 🏢✉️

That’s why some people go private with offshore setups 🌍💼

Not to be shady, but to build distance between themselves and the public. Privacy isn’t a crime — it’s sometimes a strategy.

⚠️ But like I said before — don’t think you’re invisible.

You’re just masking yourself from the public.

Those who built these systems?

They know.

Always.

Remember that.

💸 LLC Reality Check — Welcome to Quarterly Fun

And here’s the part no one screams about on TikTok:

As a company, you don’t file tax once a year like a carefree pigeon.

You deal in periods — Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4. Quarterly estimates. You pay periodically. 📆

That means you’ll want an accountant (or they’ll want you).

Why? Accountants are paid to pretend they can forsee the future and guess how much you’ll earn this year.

Guess wrong? You might be cooked. 🔥

Possibly a fine or jail time.

So if you start an LLC expecting instant glamour, remember: admin, forecasts, quarterly payments, and accountants who charge for clairvoyance exist.

Not for fun.

But necessary if you scale.

🥣 Failure for Breakfast & The Concept of Business Nihilism

So here’s the thing. I’ve eaten failure for breakfast so many times it’s basically a lifestyle choice at this point. 🥣💀

Sometimes it was crunchy, sometimes soggy, always educational.

Call it perseverance.

Call it being annoyingly stubborn.

Either way, I’m still here.

Luck? A little. 🍀
Hustle? I’m on it. 🏃‍♂️💨
Efficiency? That’s the upgrade I actually want. ⚡🧠

But my goal? The bag isn’t the goal. 💼
The bag is just a tool. Peace is the goal. ✨

Peace, while living in the best luxury money can buy.

Not “old money” antiques 👴🪑, but modern, minimalist, quiet luxury.

If I’m sipping Fanta in a nice house with silence around me? 🍊🥤🏙️ That’s my version of peace.

Maybe a few nice cars in the garage that hums, if you get what i mean.👀

📊 Success & Reality Check

When people speak of side hustles and then immediately say “start a company”…
😂 I laugh inwardly.

You haven’t even started yet, and you wanna go corporate?
That’s just unnecessary tax if you’re arent structuring an idea or maybe pulling a few thousands — maybe a few millions from a side quest.

Be a sole trader first.

Don’t stress yourself.

Whether you’re a TikToker, YouTuber 🎥, a florist 🌸, or a random freelancer.

If you do want to go bigger? Cool.

But scaling means fierce competition.

The market will exist with or without you.

So be unique.

And always — ALWAYS — have a backup plan.

It could be skills that make you hireable, degrees or certified certificates that offer the route for a normal job to fall back on.

Because your company?

It could go bust anytime. 💥

Fun fact on success rates:

📉 Success rates:
20% make it past 1 year.
Less than 50% survive 5 years.
The rest? Graveyard. 💀

That’s why the top percentile are called the 1%.

Some through luck 🍀, some through brutal work 🛠️, some through sheer perseverance 💪.

If you’ve got none of that?

Respectfully… sit down 🪑

And unlike most people who keep chasing the “get rich quick” dream — sad reality, most won’t.

🚫💰 you might want to play the long game.

Patience is a tool, use it.

But it only works if you are patient enough though. ⏳✨

⚖️ Bottom Line

And here’s the ruthless part: if you ever become big enough to be noticed? Be prepared for sabotage.

People copy, drag, plot.

So have contigency plans not based on paranoia but as a form of preparedness and live without constant calculations.

💡 Final Advice & Life Beyond the Bag

At the end of the day, life is just a journey of experiences. 🌍✨
We’re self-aware — and that’s rare.

So ask yourself this:

how do you actually want to live?

And if you know you’re not built for constant stress, problems, or constant fire-fighting → the word entrepreneurship might not be for you.

And that’s okay ✅.

You could be a great doctor 🩺.
A sharp lawyer ⚖️.
A brilliant software engineer 💻.
A teacher who shapes generations 📚.

You could be anything.

Don’t let anyone shame you for that.

We’re all paving the path in our own unique way — and eventually, others will succeed us when we’re gone ⚰️

That’s life.

Every path matters.

If you’re fine with a normal life → that’s cool.

If you are not, that’s also cool.

just remember not to drown yourself in greed.

And just to be clear wanting a better life for yourself isn’t greed.

So ask yourself this question : are you living life on your terms, or on someone else’s idea of success?

Summarised Context

👉 Try your passion — but be business smart.
👉 Have a backup job, a fallback plan or maybe skills that make you hireable.
👉 Be patient.
👉 Be unique.
👉 Don’t inflate your ego.
👉 Document everything.
👉 Respect the game. Play it clean when possible, ruthless if necessary, and always stick to your morals, or should i say ethics?

Anyway…

If this sounded harsh — fair.

If it sounded honest — good.
If it sounded like chaos — Perfect.

That’s me.

Chaos Samuel ✨

✒️ Writing without permission. Living without labels.