So he is a hero to some for starving the beasts (US and Cali). To me, he is a poster child for what is wrong with our government and its tax policy.
Is it patriotic to pay taxes? Judge Learned Hand (see post #2) didn't think so, and neither do I. But the Dems have been running that jive past us, saying it is patriotic to pay their fair share. If we have to lose our ultra-rich to get the point across to the rest of the country, it will be an unfortunate lesson. Perhaps there will be change for the better before then.
There is a lot that government does that is counterproductive and/or wrong, but national defense and law and order, which are legitimate governmental functions, are also provided for through tax dollars. The American taxpayer paid for the stable and safe world where he made his millions and even now the suffering Americans are providing for the bulk of the safety he enjoys in Singapore. Freedom isn't free. The citizen who pays his taxes is doing his patriotic duty in providing for the common defense.