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So you are really trying to portray that top earners don't pay their fair share because "figuring it all out is super difficult"? You are being disingenuous an

• BuyMyBitcoins 6y ago
  I don’t think the person you responded to is being disingenuous, and I didn’t sense that they were advocating for top earners to avoid paying because of complexity. Far from it. They were mentioning how incredibly complicated tax returns become once income becomes significant and diverse. A myriad of loopholes and accounting tricks make determining their “fair share” very difficult. The poster is asserting that a much more simple tax code would help alleviate this.
• csomar 6y ago
  I think you got it backward (though OP can chime in). I think he means that complicated tax laws makes it very difficult for tax authorities to figure out and trace their tax bill. If say, the rich guy has 250 complications that each require 20 man hours, that'll cost 5.000 man hours. It's not clear if the study that's promising 7-6 bucks for each buck spent on the IRS is taking that into account. It's not clear, also, if investigating these complicated setups will require more experienced professionals.