I'm guessing many would wonder why I want a Robin Hood character since most have been taught that Robin Hood took from the rich and gave to the poor, (i.e. redistributed the wealth) ala communism.  Actually, in a feudal system, which Robin Hood was part of, the only rich were the royalty.  The royalty were the government.  They levied high taxes on their subjects - that is, the people who produced via their labours.  So it is evident that Robin Hood was not redistributing the wealth.  He was actually reclaiming the taxes from the royalty/government, and giving them back to those who laboured to produce.

 

When thinking about the feudal systems of the past, most believe that the system was very unfair.  The subjects toiled long hours, most in back-breaking work.  And the royalty took their produce and lived in luxury, while telling the subjects what they could and could not do, and punishing them if they stepped out of line.  Robin Hood was a hero to the people because he stood up against the royalty.  He stood for private property rights, or the right for individuals to keep what they had produced.

 

In America we don't have royalty, but we do have a bloated government with officials who believe they are above the law (note:  Geithner not paying taxes, Dodd getting sweetheart mortgages, Frank providing cover for his boyfriend, etc.).  These government officials are spending taxpayer money like there's no tomorrow.  They are even spending our children's taxes, and will soon be claiming our grandchildren's taxes if we don't stop them.  Now, with the AIG fiasco, a precedent is being set that the government can tax any money that they believe wasn't rightfully earned, even after the fact and in violation of an employment contract.  If we do not have the right to what we have toiled to produce, how is our system different than the unfair feudal system that Robin Hood fought against?