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Trasteryesterday at 7:49 PM2 repliesview on HN

Implied in your statement - it benefits those who can create more complex financial situations. Often the complexity of the situation is largely synthetic.


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munk-ayesterday at 7:51 PM

I agree that the complex financials are generally intentionally created for sheltering and that complexity is only possible because of our overly complex tax code which has been made significantly more complex by tax preparer lobbyists from Intuit and others.

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yibgyesterday at 8:55 PM

In both cases though, mostly rich people.