i have no write offs, no business write offs. no fringe benefits, no offshore accounts. every year i claim zero deductions, so the max is taken out. and i still owe mid 5 figures at the end of the year. its fucked up. i recommend a fixed percentage tax to be paid by everyone---and even that is not necessarily fair.
25% of $10k-----$2,500 taxes
25% of $100k----$25,000 taxes
25% of $1M------$250,000 taxes
taxes are like paying for a service (police/fire/gov't/mail/etc)---i wouldn't pay more for someone to come out and cut my grass compared to someone who made less money than me, so why should i pay more for public services??