The trope that minimizing your taxes is good and should be encouraged is tired and political. The reasoning that one isn&#x27;t breaking any rules is like saying it&#x27;s ok to take the entire bowl of Halloween candy because there aren&#x27;t any rules against it. It is against the spirit of taxes which pool resources for the greater good of everyone.<p>Everybody has to pay taxes. Some people have the means to avoid paying a fair amount and retain even a higher percentage of their income. The poor pay many direct and indirect taxes which equals a higher percentage of their income than rich.[1]<p>Not saying that the world needs to be fair for everybody, but it&#x27;s disingenuous to take advantage of public services and resources and say it isn&#x27;t your responsibility to pay for them in an equitable way. Warrent Buffet understands this and wants it changed. [2]<p>And no meaningful tax reform law has any chance of passing due to gridlock in Congress. People like Zuckerberg are flaunting this fact and daring somebody to close loopholes.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.itep.org&#x2F;whopays&#x2F;full_report.php" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.itep.org&#x2F;whopays&#x2F;full_report.php</a>
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