We do have a convoluted system of taxation in this country... and when you add fees, state and local taxes, we may be the highest taxed nation on the planet. I'm not surprised that the US came in at number 14 in the Forbes survey. (I did not actually see the report... since I'm not wealthy enough to subscribe to Forbes... LOL!)

If I were King... our tax situation would change considerably and Marie Antoinette would be resurrected as the "surrogate queen"... LOL! (Let them eat CAKE!)

The solution to our tax problem(s) will probably never occur but it needs to be fair to all and very simple. Surely, there is a middle ground where the wealthy can continue to create jobs for the rest of us and the poor can pay their fair share. Life is never gonna be fair but I wish it could be.