There is an easy way to make prostitutes, gamblers, barterers and others who get around paying taxes on their income.
Consumption tax. Tax people on what they spend. It seems so simple.
The reason we will never see a consumption tax is that government would lose control of redistribution of the nation’s money.
45 states and DC have a consumption tax. 44 of those and DC have an income tax too.
In 20 years or so when the impending entitlement disaster is no longer just impending, count on a federal consumption tax.
And an income tax too.