[bmer]

> Once it becomes common enough the government closes the loophole and the creatives go back to finding the next scheme.

Creatives? Do you mean criminals. I do believe it is necessary to socially stigmatize the crime, if we do want to improve things. Pedophiles can be creative, but we do not go around saying "then, the creatives find a new to continue distributing child porn". (Extreme example chosen on purpose.)

> Politically it looks good to grab money from millionaires that look like they were exploiting your system.

Sure, or maybe it actually is good, because you get funds to use for public projects?