If you want to blame someone for taxes don't blame the IRS. The IRS is an agency that processes paperwork from hundreds of millions of people while enduring constant budget cuts. They have lost 15% of their workforce in the last 5 years alone. They don't set rates for taxes, that's Congress and the President. They don't get your money, that's Congress and the President. They don't spend your money, that's Congress and the President.