I think that we have a large group of people who are stealing from companies and the government to live rich. They may claim they’re making $50,000 a year, but they’re bringing home more than that.
Unfortunately, there are so many of them, and they are no longer afraid of jail. They make the conscious choice to risk three years in prison for ten years of living rich. We are going to have to start hanging some thieves or we’ll soon be a nation of thieves stealing back-and-forth from each other.
A fair tax (consumption based tax) instead of income tax will go a long way towards fixing cheating.