Hi PBA.
I believe the point was paying income taxes, and not on what you are taxed when you spend the money.
Not only are there people who are very wealthy who do not “take a salary”, and avoid income tax, there are large “American” companies that hold European addresses to shirk income tax responsibility. Additionally, huge companies “get/receive” entitlements from tax dollars for further development, even if they profited more than any company in the history of the world (Exxon).
I am open to all sources of information. If one day you want to explain how the claim of the wealthy not taking a salary “isn’t really true”, I would not mind considering your information.