There is no question that corporations use the tax laws to minimize their tax liability. Individuals do too, or they should be if they don't. Interestingly, 44% of Americans now pay no federal income taxes and the top half pay 97% of the taxes.

That said, in reality, corporations don't end up paying the tax dollars anyway. Consumers of the companies' goods and services pay it in the form of higher prices, investors pay it in the form of diminished returns (negatively impacting 401k, IRA, pension plans, and individual stock holders), and employees pay it in the form of lower wages. Worse, high corporate taxes (and oppressive regulations) on US corporations makes them less competitive in the global marketplace which pushes purchases to foreign competitors or the US corporations moving overseas which impacts jobs, stockholders, communities, and the US economy.

Although I may oppose some of them for other reasons, I do not begrudge "punk billionaires" who have legally earned their fortune building a successful business. I like the thought of new entrepreneurs.