Even more so, he was one of the highest taxpayers in the nation because he decided to be paid in cash (taxed at 46%) instead of shares (capital gains, taxed at

Even more so, he was one of the highest taxpayers in the nation because he decided to be paid in cash (taxed at 46%) instead of shares (capital gains, taxed at 22%), specifically so he'd be taxed more, as he considers that the country helped him a lot with his disability.