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sailor · 08-11-2004, 10:12 AM

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Originally posted by shakran
this idea that we shouldn't bother taxing the rich because they will be "smart" enough to exploit loopholes is the biggest pile of bullshit I've seen pushed in this thread yet. That's like saying "I can't roller skate on the sidewalk because there's a lawn chair there." Remove the damn chair!

The solution is so easy it's not funny - Remove the damn loopholes! Doesn't matter how smart, dishonest, clever, slimy, whatever you want to call it, the rich people are, if there aren't any loopholes for them to exploit, then they can't exploit any loopholes.

Of course, the whole reason the loopholes are there and will stay there is simple too. The rich, having a lot of money to throw around, can influence the politicians by donating craploads of it to their campaigns. Easy to convince them to make a tiny little loophole if they've just donated a million dollars to the campaign.

So yes, the rich can exploit the tax system more effectively than the middle class because they can get the politicians to change the tax system to suit them.

Yes, yes, yes, yes. Affirmative on all points--you hit the nail on the head there.