Most entrepreneurs look at tax like punishment.
They see percentages.
They see deductions.
They see loss.
But tax is not just a financial tool.
It is a policy language.
Every incentive is a sentence.
Every exemption is a signal.
Every surcharge is a warning.
Governments don’t just collect money.
They shape behavior.
If you read tax as “collection,” you resist it.
If you read tax as “language,” you decode it.
The smartest founders don’t ask:
“How do I reduce tax?”
They ask:“What behavior is being rewarded?”
When you understand that shift, you stop fighting the system.
You start aligning with it.
Are you reacting to tax —or reading it?