You're not thinking this through, Duckie. What governmental "help" do the rich get, on average?
There's another thing: with income taxation set up as it is now in the states, most "rich" people keep their respective federal government afloat in terms of finance. That billionaire who invested all his money in gold? His yearly income keeps
thousands medicated, sheltered and fed through 'welfare', because of the taxes he pays. Something to consider before going off on an "Eat the Rich" tangent, huh?
The socialites and inheritors that keep offshore assets are the exception, here. They get the privilege of hiding their wealth from Uncle Sam, which is a privilege most can't actually manage.
Corporation taxes are also a different story, but corporations are not "rich people". Yes, some corporations do NOT play by the same taxpaying rules that every other business and individual plays by, and it's really fucked up when it does happen. Mostly because Securities and Exchange Commission-esque corruption/kleptocracy enables entities like Bank of America to have gotten away with paying the grand total of a dollar a year in taxes.
you SEC.