> the effect would be a lower tax bill for all non-cheaters

Hahahaha. This is not how governments work. At all.

Right? The purpose of taxes is to curb inflation. The government funds itself with printing money. Taxes are also their to keep you on the treadmill. The fact that the middle class takes the majority load of the tax burden is a feature not a bug.

The government isn't an institution that just can't figure out how to budget properly, there is no need to budget because they are not calculating.