EN,  Your response and David's response is exactly why we need a tax system "that even a caveman can understand."  Both of you speak partial truths about both ends of the political/tax spectrum (Also I know that you now we don't have a socialist economic system but feel free to argue it is more socialist than capitalist.).  With our current tax system we leave ourselves open to these same perpetual arguments that go nowhere and all the while, the political class continues to exploit us with its spend and tax shell game.

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