Quote Originally Posted by Rogar View Post
That is true. And it is probably also true that the wealthy have a better means to find and use tax advantages. If there is fault it probably falls more to the law than the tax payer. That doesn't totally excuse the the use of loopholes from scrutiny and criticism.
Especially if you retain the right to define "loopholes" as any aspect of the tax code you choose to find fault with. Sometimes I think Steve Forbes had the right idea back in the day. Use the income tax to raise revenue, and leave the industrial policy, income redistribution and social engineering stuff to other tools.