Ah, thanks, yes that makes the comment more clear. Yes this gets into the meta game of taxes. Aka what actually happens is that the law that gets passed is the

Ah, thanks, yes that makes the comment more clear. Yes this gets into the meta game of taxes. Aka what actually happens is that the law that gets passed is the one that is the maximum benefit for the party in power that gives the minimum required to get the votes from the minority. This is mostly true for any legislation though. Taxes are pretty interesting laws in that they have become this massive catch-all place to push the economy around. It's an endless source of unintended consequences.