Maybe it means that “we” should try coming up with regulations meant to tax people, rather than create jobs for the IRS, custom office or various other Mandarinic pits of corruption.
Simplify the tax code, make taxes lower but remove all exemptions.
In a country like the US, a flat income tax of, say, 15% on all income. With no exceptions, no matter the donations you make, the cult you are a leader of or the source of the money. Would probably bring about more tax revenue than the current ~60k pages long tax code.
But most people prefer to virtual signal through taxes, and that is the situation in most of the “western” world, not only the US. Politicians have incentives from both sides to overcomplicate the tax code. From their voters, they have incentives to add clauses that make it seem more “virtuous” , and from their wealthy friends, they have incentives to make those “virtuous” clauses a prefect opportunity for escaping taxes.
The ultimate result of any system of laws that is so complicated as to require years to understand it (even for a particularly bright individual), is that only those capable of hiring legal teams will be able to navigate it.
A good example of how simplifying this system leads to reduced tax rates but increased overall tax revenue, is New Zealand.
So I do indeed believe that “we” should try to do something about the current situation regarding taxes. I just believe that the current attempts are ridiculous and harm the people they are meant to help.
Hopefully that clarifies my stance.
As to the initial comment, it may have been a bit snarky… but then again, your comment isn’t particularly pleasant either. Which is fine, after all discourse needn’t always be pleasant. We are humans and it’s only natural, that if we feel some anger or annoyance towards someone, we will lash out a bit. I don’t believe it’s such a bad habit as long as it’s done in moderation and doesn’t involve outright verbal abuse of physical violence.
*I should not I’m not a US citizen, so I hardly have a dog in this particular race, but the situation in most European countries is similar.
