I for one am tired of being punished for being single, and marrieds and parents having more and more kids being rewarded with the current tax code. Being married and having kids is a reward in and of itself. The government has no business subsidizing it.
I'm tired of the AMT...I am married with 7 kids and there are no 'rewards' for me tax wise b/c of the AMT.
You are right of course in that our tax code should not be a vehicle for social engineering, but that is exactly what it has become.