Part of the problem with America, jt1, is that it's considered cool in America to game the system as long as you're making money and within the "law", no matter how crooked the law is. In fact, we respect it and imagine ourselves doing something similar. It's sad.

I've long said that there is something wrong about a society where "cheating" on your taxes with inflated deductions is considered a mainstream, virtuous act. I get that we all hate paying taxes, but you can't have a society where everyone is cheating. But we all figure we've earned it, that there are enough welfare leeches to justify our worst behavior.