So overall I guess we can say this tax stuff needs to be simplified and fair (it is clear fair means different things to different people).

But it is very difficult to simplify. There are always exceptions and people will always take advantage of the exceptions.

I will make sure I pay at least as much as I am supposed to without trying to get fancy and looking for any loopholes (not that I have enough experience and knowlege to try that). I have yet to be audited so I guess I got that going for me. Maybe ones chance of being audited is directly proproportional to ones income.