When you say "tax evasion" do you mean illegal tax evasion, or legal tax avoidance through the loopholes of the tax code?
I meant illegal tax evasion, by hiding the profits and other means. Legal tax avoidance through various loopholes can't be termed as tax evasion per se, as they are not doing anything illegal. It is the responsibility of the government and the tax authority to eradicate these loopholes. We can't blame the corporations for it.
Right, I agree with you. Sometimes when you see people complaining about "tax evasion" they are complaining about legal tax avoidance. But I don't think it's the government's responsibility to eradicate loopholes; the government built them in the first place to placate some special interest. It is the responsibility of the citizens to hold their reps responsible for creating/not closing loopholes.
If it takes you longer than 5 minutes to calculate how much income tax you have to pay, the system is too complicated.
These special interest groups lobby and contribute to political campaigns, so it's part of the deal which obviously conflicts with policies that would benefit the greater population. Until it gets to the point where a politician rises up without having to sell his/her soul to the contributors of their campaign, I wouldn't really expect any change unfortunately.
Yeah, our system misaligns the interests of the nation with the interests of politicians. The politician's aim is to get reelected, so they enact policies to that end. Those policies are not always in the best interest of the nation, in fact, I'd say they're often not. How do we fix this? Ultimately, you have to take money out of politics, but doing this does infringe freedom. The question is where is the line when this is acceptable?
Yeah you hit the nail on the head with reducing the money controlled by politics and government in general. Another possibly less effective way would be to make government decisions fully transparent to the public, which would give corruption more exposure.
As the public becomes more aware and informed, they can make better decisions when voting and that may give an opportunity to more honest politicians.
The thinking of increased taxes so a person gets more welfare is a really fucked up way to pursue the idea. A person has lost his self respect when he feels that he is not ready to work, and I am not talking about money. I am talking about the will to work. Why not work? Always work. Even if I am a billionaire, I will be working on something. A business idea, a home renovation, a plan to make a garden, a plan, a dream, something! 
