Here's Introduction Here's Chapter 1 Here's Chapter 2 Here's Chapter 3 Chapter Four LESSON 4: THE HISTORY OF TAXES AND THE POWER OF CORPORATIONS 79 My rich dad just played the game smart, and he did it through corporations— the biggest secret of the rich. I remember in school being told the story of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. My teacher thought it was a wonderful story of a romantic hero who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor. My rich dad did not see Robin Hood as a hero. He called Robin Hood a crook. Robin Hood may be long gone, but his followers live on. I often still hear people say, “Why don’t the rich pay for it?” or “The rich should pay more in taxes and give it to the poor.” It is this Robin Hood fantasy, or taking from the rich to give to the poor, that has caused the most pain for the poor and the middle class. The reason the middle class is so heavily taxed is because of the Robin Hood ideal. The reality i...