But, the tax code is so complicated, that only people who can afford to hire tax accountants and tax lawyers will ever pay their true amount of taxes. Those who aren't so rich will always pay too much because it is too difficult and costly to figure out the correct amount. This is the system we have...a system for the rich.
Such a system also allows the powerful to remain in power.
They know that the system is so complicated that there is likely to be a mistake in payment somewhere for everyone, so they can try to prosecute the rich people they don't like, and let the rich people they like go un-investigated...which is what they are trying to do with Trump...one of those "capricious prosecutions" Tyrone was talking about far below (not realizing he was doing so, of course).
A flat tax with no deductions or credits would be nice. We could get rid so many drains on society: excess iRS agents, corrupt uses of power, excess tax accountants, excess tax lawyers. imagine the benefits to society from that.