I know it's about taking care of yourself and making as much money as you can, Wayne. Any way you can (in your case lawfully, I wager). There's nothing wrong with that, I suppose, to each their own. I just think that in some cases doing what you can to make your country a better place and help other people also has merit and should be a consideration as you go through life. Different ways to do that, of course, I think taxes is one of those ways.
I do have a bit of a problem when it comes to investing in, and ultimately supporting, a country like China. I would think that would be a common sense approach, patriotic, and not helping an economy Hell-bent on ruining our own country. And doing horrible things to many of their people, and working against freedom at every opportunity.
You are taking care of that mentality and supporting it, with every dollar you place there. Again, just my opinion, but feeding the monster that may try to put an end to my country just doesn't sit that well with me. I don't know if taking care of my own, at the expense of them in the long run (very possible) is the right way to go about it. You do have a vested interest in the country with family, I understand that. But I wonder aloud about some of the methods, when you are successful in this country, because of what it is and stands for, and then try to avoid the parts of it that you would prefer not to have come out of your pocket. Kind of convenient, in a way. Much like the bigger businesses you support, in a specific way, too.
