Taxes are a necessary evil in our society, and for many it seems natural to grouse about having to pay a large percentage of our earnings to the government while those who have more money seem to be bearing less of the burden than they ought. It's certainly disheartening that it works this way-- as the fortunate shirk their obligations through legal loopholes, the rest have to pick up their slack. It's frustrating and unfair, and there's no question that many of the complaints against the upper class are quite legitimate.

Well, the fact is, no amount of grumbling and complaining is going to make the powers that be suddenly make things fair for you. This is because of the Golden Rule: "He who has the gold, makes the rules." Chances are, they are going to make the rules in their favor. They're going to keep all the good tax breaks to themselves. They are going to tell you there just isn't enough money to go around, even as you watch so many people drive around in so many expensive cars and eat in so many posh restaurants. Even politicians who promise tax breaks to the downtrodden masses-- even the ones who are sincere in their desire to help the average working stiff-- are limited in their ability to affect the system.

That's why you are going to have to take action. Don't be one of the downtrodden masses. If you want more money, you are going to have to go get it yourself. And yes, you too can get more money in the form of tax breaks.

Robert Kiyosaki, author of the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" books, makes the sensible suggestion that those who are not rich but would like to be should watch what the rich do, and then do the same. You don't really need to watch too closely, however, to learn the open secret of the wealthy-- that secret is real estate.

Kiyosaki's book "Cash Flow Quadrant," is centered around the titular diagram, which consists of a square split into four quarters labeled 'E' (employee), 'S' (self-employed), 'I' (investing) 'B' (business). These four categories not only describe the four ways in which individuals make their money, but also provides insight into how an individual's personality factors into the way in which they think about money.

According to Robert Kiyosaki, the real money is in the business and investment quadrants of the Cash Flow Quadrant.

As they say, if you can't beat 'em, you've got to join 'em. This is doubly true when you're talking about the wealthy. With this mindset, you'll realize that tax breaks for the rich aren't really so bad, since you can take advantage of them when you become rich.

Here's how. You become one of them by using investments to make your money multiply. You can do that while remaining also in the E and S quadrants, if you are well-paid, but Kiyosaki advises that you join the B quadrant, by building a business system that will essentially work on its own without much input from you. Then you can either keep it or sell it, but you must invest.

At the end of the day, those who invest in real estate, regardless of the type of property, are the ones who manage to join the ranks of the rich.