I think you're missing the point. It doesn't matter what's right or wrong with tax and spending policies. If the taxing authority routinely fails to collect the

I think you're missing the point. It doesn't matter what's right or wrong with tax and spending policies. If the taxing authority routinely fails to collect the taxes that are on the books, there's a more basic problem with the rule of law. There are ways to fix that problem other than stepping up enforcement (e.g. changing the easily evaded taxes, for instance), but it is a fundamental governance problem that can't be ignored.