It seems rather foolish to think that there can be a most patriotic thing you can do. Plus the grey area and loop holes in the tax code generally tend to favor

It seems rather foolish to think that there can be a most patriotic thing you can do. Plus the grey area and loop holes in the tax code generally tend to favor the rich. Does the author mean that the most patriotic thing you can do is pay taxes without trying to minimize the amount of tax you pay? And if so whats the threshold of manipulative tax paying. It's also very naive to think that your own bottom line and tax bill are in any way a measure of your patriotism. Is shipping jobs overseas to increase profit more patriotic than maintaining a more modest business while providing jobs in your country? Associating patriotism with profit is just a psychological tool for justifying your own desire to have more things than everyone else. The most patriotic thing you can do is love your country.