It's rather amazing to see so many people complaining about being told that the rich aren't paying their fair share of taxes. That's the central premise here an

It's rather amazing to see so many people complaining about being told that the rich aren't paying their fair share of taxes. That's the central premise here and it gets lost through all this muttering about technical detail. The richest Americans aren't paying their fair share of taxes. That's the story. That's the central truth we should be talking about, but instead we want to spend time complaining about a bunch of periphery minutiae. The privacy angle is also distraction. Public figures should enjoy less privacy than the rest of us. That's not just my opinion, it's basically a given in societies that care about holding their powerful to account. Was the Pro Publica piece a hit piece? Maybe, but I don't care, because once again the central premise is indisputable. Rich Americans don't pay their fair share of taxes. We should be 'hitting' them.