I was being a little bit facetious in my attempt to point out the problems with the "by definition". There are two factors: the amount earned, and the percentag

I was being a little bit facetious in my attempt to point out the problems with the "by definition". There are two factors: the amount earned, and the percentage of that taxed. Tax evasion is paying less than what one "should" (everyone probably knows what I mean, but this can be nitpicked, so I'm adding quotes), for that amount earned. You are right in that the amount of unpaid taxes is more easily larger the more you earn, but by no means is a definition here that follows. Your point, as you explain it here is still a valid one though, but I didn't read your prior post as to mean the same. Since tax evasion can be both hiding income, as well as finding loop holes. Maybe they are more the same than I had thought. Hm. Maybe I learned something. As I see it, for rich enough people, tax evasion is akin to a tax on moral conscience. They pay as much as they think they should, or so it seems.