Blaming "worldviews" is fun and all, but the IRS will charge you if you retain too much cash. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/532 https://www.law.co

Blaming "worldviews" is fun and all, but the IRS will charge you if you retain too much cash. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/532 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/532 The tax code is set up with the assumption that corporations are pass-throughs -- they either re-invest funds or pay them out. Funds paid out are taxed as capital income by the recipient (often called "double taxation"). Corporations that sock away cash for a rainy day are viewed as evading this double taxation and are penalized rather harshly. This is another reason (but not the primary reason) why if you want to keep cash for a rainy day you need to have it overseas somewhere where the IRS can't penalize you for holding it.