heard a story years ago, they were interviewing Pres. Reagan, and asked him about how he handled the 70-90% tax rates back in the 50s and 60s when he was still making movies.
he said he and Nancy got together, figured out how much they needed to earn to cover all their bills, and then he'd work that long and call it a year. he saw no point in working hard and giving it all to .gov.