I'm not sure what you're trying to say here. Is the "tax" the upfront cost of writing code that uses static typing? If so, I most strongly disagree. Static t

I'm not sure what you're trying to say here. Is the "tax" the upfront cost of writing code that uses static typing? If so, I most strongly disagree. Static typing is not a silver bullet. The claim that not using a static typed language for anything complex will result in a "scratch rewrite" is absurd.