I think it's quite telling (and depressing) that the vast majority of the comments on this are "taxes are bad" and "wow, they took away that much money?" instea

I think it's quite telling (and depressing) that the vast majority of the comments on this are "taxes are bad" and "wow, they took away that much money?" instead of "he now has enough money to live three lifetimes in luxury and still have millions left over, he's set for life and more". Our societies are obsessed with having as much as possible, instead of with having as much as needed, which are two very different concepts. Economists have a concept of a utility curve; most people, it seems, ignore that concept.