It's tough but a lot of people just want to take the easy way out. I don't think taxes really work that well because there are a lot of ways to get around it through accountants. I have heard some people say a flat tax and I think that does work out well. Then again, people will always want the rich people to take some of their burden.
Taxes work as they are designed to work - to keep people who aren't owners, from becoming owners. :)
It's the sad truth of things. The tax law is just way too complicated for a normal person to understand how to use the system.