Not true.Read this:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Millionaire-Next-Door-Surprising/d...
The fact is that most rich people live without showing off. They enjoy having the freedom to do in their lives what they want but they do not want other people kidnapping their children or blackmailing them. Or just people behaving different with them because of the money.
You know Bill Gates used to park his car like everybody else in MS, until it became impossible for him to park without having 1 or 2 people ask him for money(on the tens of thousand of dollars each time).
Or ask me. I am not Bill Gates, but for people in my environment I have "made it".
Just putting my name in my HN account will significantly change how people react to my comments.
Of course... Because if you live at place X you're rich and Y you're poor
That is naive at best.
"Published tax forms will have no effect on your probability of being robbed."
Of course not, so maybe you can start and put your tax info somewhere public.
http://www.sacbee.com/site-services/databases/state-pay/#req...
It argue tax forms are private, but that's what's at issue here. Many societies think this should be public information. It goes a long way towards preventing graft.