The problem is not with the fraction of the population who is law-abiding and NOT taking advantage of the system for their own benefit. The challenge is will all those who are creatively using the system and avoiding paying their fair share of taxes. I know plenty of self-employed people who use the revenue sprinkling methods and find very creative ways to deduct pretty much everything they purchase for business and PERSONAL in order to reduce revenue. New 4k OLED TV... yup a business expense even though it sits in their home basement. New cars... yup a business expense even though they don't use said cars for their business. Children paid salaries... yup even though most of them have never set foot in the business... and the list goes on and on. For those of you who pay your taxes, congratulations on your honesty. For those of you who have not paid fairly into the system, suck it up butter cup - you are doing your civic duty.