How Billionaire Robert Smith Avoided Indictment in Multimillion-Dollar Tax Case
My understanding is that if a little guy evades taxes, but then cooperates with the IRS when caught, and agrees to pay all taxes and interest and penalties, then they generally don&#x27;t get thrown in jail and have all their other money and possessions and responsibilities taken away, as this article seems to imply they should do with billionaires.<p>I don&#x27;t see how this is evidence of special treatment for billionaires. The guy paid way more in penalties than he saved on taxes and also had to help prosecute his friend, who evaded way more tax than he did. It doesn&#x27;t seem to me like he came out on top.