It’s easy to pay out of your abundance, than it is to pay out of your need.
The man is worth about a billion dollars.
The man earned his billion. However, you’re right. It’s easy to pay income taxes so long as one has an abundance of wealth. The government could tax income over $250,000 at 100%, and Arnold would be in no risk whatsoever of ever being poor or even being reduced to a middle class existence. He has his. High income taxes make it much more difficult for anyone else to get theirs. High income taxes are also no threat to those who already have their wealth, like Arnold.
Paying taxes may seem pretty sweet when you’re looking at a $600B divorce.