Everything Is Bad. Blame the Tax Code.

[Gerald]

WASHINGTON — If there’s one thing Americans of all political parties can agree on, it’s that taxes stink. But if there’s another thing they can agree on, it’s that they hate those jerks who don’t pay their fair share of taxes.

This paradox is at the heart of the ess, fruitless debate over tax reform — and nearly all of the pathologies of politics in 2017. Everyone loves to hate our loophole-riddled tax system. But politicians will never truly give it up: Special tax treatment is a crucial way for them to maintain, and disguise, their power. The result is a tax bill from House Republicans that is months late, has something to infuriate nearly everyone, and barely even pretends to offer the long-promised simplification of the tax code.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/04/o...&rref=homepage
Eh ... hard to understand?