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Trump's success in minimizing his tax liability without ever being audited is surprising only to those who think IRS audits are mainly used to catch rich "tax cheats." According to data released by the Syracuse University Transactional Records Clearinghouse, in 2022 lower-income taxpayers were five and half times more likely than millionaires and billionaires to be audited! This is because low-income taxpayers cannot afford to hire top-notch tax attorneys and accountants to help fight the IRS, so they are more likely to give in to the agency's demands.
Despite claims of the Biden Administration and its Congressional allies, the $80 million in additional funds provided to the agency as a part of the misnamed "Inflation Reduction Act" will likely increase the tax agency's targeting of low- and middle-income Americans.
Proponents of a flat tax or national sales tax argue that such a system would ensure millionaires and billionaires paid their "fair share" of taxes. Saying we must all pay our "fair share" of taxes assumes we have a moral obligation to the government that can only be fulfilled by turning over as much of our income as our so-called "public servants" demand. This is not the case. Individuals have a moral duty to support their families, and to support private charities if they wish. They do not have a moral duty to support the government.
Comment: Adams has to cope with a fraction of the numbers the southern states such as Texas deal with, and he's throwing a temper tantrum.
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