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There's a balance. I think for a system to work, it needs to be fair. If the rules suck, change the rules.

But by implicitly ignoring the rules through inattention, except when you don't, it creates a perception of corruption and arbitrary behavior.

current system appears to work as long as you pump people into system to do work.

The IRS has no say in the tax code. Their only job is to enforce the law as it is currently written. If you want the tax code to change, talk to your Congressman.

I don't see how defunding the IRS does anything but promote a Greece style economy which will rapidly spiral out of control.

Congress is responsible for simplifying it. Defunding the IRS still has no impact on it.