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Re:Three Levels of Wealth by rsync on Thursday August 02, 2018 @02:02PM (#17673827)
There's a tiny fraction who own significant wealth that are in a special level 5 or higher. "I don't care what anything costs."

I think there is a point where the costs become non-monetary.

Which is to say, there is a level up where the things you wish to do with your money require regulatory or social approval which can be quite a bit more "expensive" and onerous.

Here is an example:

In recent years, George Lucas wanted to build a third rural campus in Marin county[1] on a piece of ranch property that he already owned. Despite providing his own, fully staffed, private fire department[2], bequeathing a vast majority of the land to open space, and generally absorbing all possible costs (and, in my opinion, developing with a very high level of taste and restraint) he was denied at every turn and eventually had to give up on the project.

This was not due to lack of funds.

[1] The first two being Skywalker Ranch, home of Skywalker Sound and Big Rock Ranch, home of the new winery/retreat.

[2] Which also responds to public emergencies off the ranch.

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