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The Coming Financial Divide: Will You Be Free or a Slave?
Why You’re Working Harder and Earning Less Every Year
If You Earn Money, You Pay Taxes — Approximately 50%
If you buy a product, you pay taxes — depending on the country, this ranges from 10% to 25%.
If you have wealth, you pay a wealth tax.
If you die, you pay inheritance taxes.
If you keep your money in savings, you pay the “inflation tax.”
We live in a system designed to keep us poor. Why? Because the moment you lose your ability to purchase goods and drop in status, you become just another member of the herd.
In fact, although it might not seem obvious, the worst of all these taxes is the last one: inflation. It’s the tax that allows a select few to grow immensely rich while forcing you to work harder and harder just to afford the same resources.
If you don’t believe me, take a look at this eye-opening statistic:
Since 1971, the S&P 500 has grown 22 times faster than the average hourly wage of any worker.
