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This war between the haves and have-nots has been going on for hundreds of years.
有產者和無產者之間的斗爭已有幾百年了。
The battle is waged whenever and wherever laws are made, the battle will go on forever.
在任何時候、任何地方只要制定法律，就會發生這種斗爭。
The problem is the people who lose are the uninformed: the ones who get up every day and diligently go to work and pay taxes.
問題是吃虧的人一定是無知者，即那些每天起來勤奮工作去付稅的人。
If they only understood the way the rich play the game, they could play it too.
如果他們了解富人玩的游戲，他們也會來玩。
Then they would be on their way to their own financial independence.
這樣他們就可以實現財務自由。
This is why I cringe every time I hear a parent advise their children to go to school so they can find a safe, secure job.
這也是每當我聽到父母勸說孩子去學校努力學習，以便找個安穩的工作時會感到憂慮的原因。
An employee with a safe, secure job, without financial aptitude, has no escape.
一個有著安穩工作的雇員，如果沒有財務頭腦，仍然躲不開財務上的陷阱。
Average Americans today work five to six months for the government before they make enough to cover their taxes.
今天平均每個美國人每年要工作5～6個月，才能掙出足夠的錢向政府繳稅。
In my opinion, that is a long time.
在我看來，時間真是太長了。
The harder you work, the more you pay the government.
他們工作得越努力，付給政府的稅就越多。
That is why I believe that the idea of “take-from-the-rich” backfired on the very people who voted it in.
這也使我更加確信這種“劫富”的想法最終對付的是持有這種觀念的人。
Every time people try to punish the rich, the rich don’t simply comply. They react.
每當人們想懲罰富人時，富人不會坐以待斃，而是進行反擊。
They have the money, power, and intent to change things.
他們有錢、有能力、有決心去改變處境。
They don’t just sit there and voluntarily pay more taxes.
他們決不會坐視不管，自動地繳納高額的稅款。
They search for ways to minimize their tax burden.
他們會想辦法把稅負降至最低。
They hire smart attorneys and accountants, and persuade politicians to change laws or create legal loopholes. They have their resources to effect change.
他們雇用聰明的律師和會計師，說服政客們改變法律，鉆法律的漏洞，他們有能力扭轉乾坤。
The poor and middle class don’t have the same resources.
窮人和中產階級沒有這種智慧。
They sit there and let the government’s needles enter their arm and allow the blood donation to begin.
所以他們只能坐等政府的針頭刺進他們的手臂，貢獻自己的鮮血。
