At some point you can become wealthy enough that a good accountant is cheaper than paying a good proportion of the tax, in which case it’s not a case of ‘not pa

At some point you can become wealthy enough that a good accountant is cheaper than paying a good proportion of the tax, in which case it’s not a case of ‘not paying tax’ any more, it’s a case of maximising profit. The poor can’t afford to do anything but not pay tax, the rich can pay for all kinds of tricks to hide their money from the government while paying some paltry, but still seemingly legit, portion of tax.