Rekha Basu: It's such a burden being filthy rich

Being rich is a burden. There's a reason that comic book character Richie Rich was dubbed the "poor little rich boy." You think it's a picnic being the only child of billionaire parents and having two of everything? How are you supposed to choose between them? And who gets stuck paying the inheritance taxes?The rich can't catch a break. They're given their own reality shows and gossiped about in the tabloids, as icons and amusement for others.

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