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by briandear 3360 days ago
Perhaps if taxes were less punitive and confiscatory people would be less likely to be creative in their avoidance.

Lowering and simplifying taxes would increase revenues (per the Laffer Curve,) however that would result in politicians not being as powerful. Milton Friedman explains this brilliantly: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TruCIPy79w8