Joni, you may pay your "fair share" but do you pay more than you have to? Anyone that hires a CPA does it to lower their taxes it's not being a crook it's being smart. If a business has a loss one year it gets carried over against profits later , all business do it, Warren Buffett , the hero of the libs, did it with 800 million one year, and I never hear the democrats crying about that . The next time you pay more than required , write back .