My theory is that the “super rich” have excellent tax lawyers, and employ various financial diversionary tactics such that they believe they are exempt from their own rules, but the upcoming players that would challenge their hegemony are thwarted in their climb to the top by crippling taxes, burdensome regulations, and other hurdles. It is a fact that every dictator and despot that lasts any length of time is able to squirrel away phenomenal wealth.
“despot that lasts any length of time”
Similar to the mafia. The head guy gets the biggest rakeoff.