Honestly I think the real dereliction of duty here is that not everyone have the same opportunities to plan their taxes like the big boys, and if you call the t

Honestly I think the real dereliction of duty here is that not everyone have the same opportunities to plan their taxes like the big boys, and if you call the tax man for help they're obviously not going to do anything for you. I have some pretty basic, perfectly legal and not unethical optimizations applied to my tax foot print, but I had to hire an accountant to make it happen because I couldn't figure it out on my own. (How do I know it's legal and ethical? I checked with the tax man and they said as much.) My opinion is much the same as yours, government should work to make taxes fair and clear, and do away with loopholes. But I also feel a large part of the unfairness is that you have to spend a bunch of money on accountants and lawyers to sort things out for you in the first place. I'd like to see at least some basic fiscal planning services provided for everyone, maybe that could help level the playing field a bit. But tax planning is such a taboo subject for some reason, even though it's perfectly legal and acceptable. I dunno, maybe I'm just rambling.