What do you think about this argument?

It shouldn’t bother you that some people are obscenely wealthy (billionaires) because they earned it, that’s their money, and they should spend or save it however they want to. But government waste? That should really piss you off because that’s your money!

Disclaimer: I disagree with the sentiment, but at the moment I can’t seem to think of a valid rebuttal.

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BritishFailedAesthetic · M

Sure but they should pay their fair share of tax and not be able to use tax avoidance schemes.

Reason10 · 70-79, M

@BritishFailedAesthetic Sure but they should pay their fair share of tax and not be able to use tax avoidance schemes.

Why not? Oh, by the way, deductions are not SCHEMES. They are written in law. Here's the code, Einstein.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26

Bottom line, GOVERNMENT wrote the laws concerning what a taxpayer can deduct. The US Code is not some huge Republican executive Order.