One of the few things i still feel morally about is that every citizen should use every loophole, corporate structuring, or unusual trick in order to legally minimize their tax burden, regardless of their level of wealth.
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Yes, but corporations shouldn't be treated as individuals or given so many loopholes to avoid liability.
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Conflicted on this one. It feels good intuitively, but I also get an urge to optimize *up* my tax burden on certain things, like subsidizing domestic manufacturing. The _option_ for every citizen to use those loopholes sounds good, but not necessarily the practice, yanno?
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Loopholes seem like they would be against the spirit of the law and therefore morally questionable to exploit?
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As someone who has worked in tax system design, it becomes impossible to design a system that is fair and effecient if many citizens act that way. I see no difference in doing that with tax than any part of civil or criminal law, when obviously transgressing its intent.
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