Chocolate is not cheating! After a salty meal, you need a little bit of sweet. This is living, not cheating.
And it would be fair. Everyone will pay the same tax and it will eliminate tax cheaters and corporate shenanigans.
That was one of the things that interested me about the character. He doesn't want to be a hero, and has no real desire to save the earth or discover aliens. He's sniffing around looking to see what will fall in his lap.