https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam Except resources, federal land, weapon, food, and aid to other countries, manpower, technology, etc. to businesses and other nations all the time. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/nov/08/trump-att-time-warner-takeover-threaten-deal https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/10/08/555879601/betsy-devos-first-semester-a-status-report CTRL-F-"Taxes" Results=0 I mean, I kind of agree with you there, but we could have gotten to this point without the hyperbole. The fact of that matter is though, the government both writes the tax laws and collects taxes. They literally have the power to prevent this shit. They could at least try to do something to put a stop to these shenanigans, instead of allowing loopholes so big you can fit the GDP of a micro-nation through them.The government doesn't make anything. It doesn't produce a product.
It doesn't sell anything.
Wanna know why EVERY SINGLE news story and conversation about government legislation is about taxes?
So if they can keep you focused over here on this little tiny corner called "taxes", they don't have to actually deal with the real problems we face, that need real solutions.
Every single one of those loopholes was intentionally put there, so someone could use it. The tax system is complex, but it is well understood by those who know how to use it. It's not like the benefits the rich get from all these loopholes were unintended consequences of tax law designed to help the majority. (Pedantic Detail: The highway system, the internet, Hoover Dam, the F16, and Betsy DeVos' entire budget, were all paid for with tax money. The problem is that the loopholes designed into the system allow some people to get off without paying their fare share, putting an inordinate burden on those who will benefit the least from those paid-for-with-taxes projects.)