Lynch never considered paying too few taxes as a matter of pride, and he has never thought so.
There once was a wealthy man who proudly told others that he always declared his full income to the tax authorities, and his main source of income was employing himself and paying a barely acceptable salary.
Some even wrote articles praising the actions of this wealthy man, treating him as the conscience of society.
But these people never disclosed to the public how much this wealthy man actually paid in full taxes, because they were embarrassed to speak up, and it wasn't beneficial for the wealthy man's image in public eyes.
Paying fewer taxes would harm one's social image, and Lynch didn't want to become someone abandoned by the society's "mainstream group," namely the lower and middle classes, so he wouldn't do it that way.
He always believed that more ability and wealth bring greater responsibility, and one should set an example.
