My activity in this realm has been to contribute to open source software, both as an author and as an administrator.

I see it as a win-win-win for workers (the developers who write the code), their employers (who invest in open source as a superior product), and the software industry and society at large (through increased productivity and a better model for collaboration).

Anyone can benefit from OSS, corrupt individuals included. I'm not sure if that kind of action can help improve legislation or decrease the number of loopholes.

What, you were serious when you demanded that I personally fix the world?

I'm still doing quite a bit and making the best use of my talents: way more than enough effort to call the facile critique of "start a political party".

Yes, I'm serious. All too many people just claim the system is broken and nothing can be done to fix it. Understanding how it works and fixing it can and does work. Can't speak for the US, but in Europe, it certainly can work.

Taking you at your word, then perhaps meditate on whether "Start a political party and fix it" is the kind of statement which would motivate an activist. In my experience (and I've donated literally years of my life to supporting and nurturing creative people), asking questions and listening, truly expressing interest in people's ambitions, is more effective than shaming people for not having taken on ridiculously unrealistic goals.

And by the way, I feel plenty satisfied that contributing to open source software in just about any capacity helps to ameliorate the problem of economic inequality, by empowering individual creators without harming capital -- and inequality is what's at the root of this tax issue.