From Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent
by Ryan Russell as "Bob Knuth"
How much money would you need for the rest of your life? How much would you need in a lump sum so that you never had to work again, never had to worry about bills or taxes or a house payment. How much to live like a king? Your mind immediately jumps to Bill Gates or Ingvar Kamprad with their billions. You think that is what you would need
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Ah, but what if you wanted to live in obscurity, or at least were forced to? It s not possible with that much money. You might actually need a billion dollars to live like royalty in the United States. It can be done; a few people live that way, but their lives are reality TV. If that kind of attention means the end of your life, either by a charge of treason or a mob hit, then the US isn t an option. The US has a culture of being intrusive, everyone knows too much about everyone else.
People in other countries know when to mind their own business, government and citizens alike. There are a number of countries in South America like that. Those that live in those countries know how to respect power. They know how to respect money. They don t labor under any delusion that they have any civil rights. They don t assume they will be the ones in power tomorrow or running the army the week after.
With enough money in...
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