Part of the problem is that most middle class people don&#x27;t have excellent accountants and tax attorneys. So they&#x27;re an easy target. Whereas, if you&#x27;re truly wealthy, you will optimise your taxes etc more. Most also don&#x27;t mind going to court to challenge the government on certain bits of the law, if the risk&#x2F;reward ratio makes sense.<p>If you are paying 40-50% in tax, they&#x27;re probably only paying 15-20%