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Every single person who has made a breakthrough in physics mostly by themselves and not with a team of 50 others made enough money and didn't care about living a lavish lifestyle to where taxes make a difference, that's why.
You think Feynman or Schrodinger ever once had the thought "Man, I sure would love to live in a $50 million mansion south of LA! If only I didn't pay these taxes!"?