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At core, the issue is that the people who hack the law are way, way, way smarter and more motivated than those who write the law. The hackers in this case typic
by sfblah 5y ago
At core, the issue is that the people who hack the law are way, way, way smarter and more motivated than those who write the law. The hackers in this case typically aren't doing anything illegal. They're just exploiting the system crafted by lawmakers.
This is part of the reason the best tax system is one that is super simple. Once you add in exceptions and complexity, you necessarily create loopholes. Government needs to be humble about the reality that the adversary will always be smarter and willing to work harder.
- jorvi 5y agoAnother way to look at it is government jobs just need to pay better and have much more prestige. In some Asian countries, government jobs are the most coveted of all. Imagine if we lived in a reverse world where the smartest people clamored to work at the local ministry of economy and working at the big banks was seen as second-rate. Companies would no longer outsmart the government, and voters would understand that the extra tax income more than pays for the more expensive top-of-the-line people. A man can dream..