I agree with Orangel below. Simplified is for the lazy, and it's too bad that that part of the Mainland culture and art has been lost.
By the way, it's not just Taiwan. Although the younger generations on the Mainland and in Singapore have lost their ability to read and write, "poor lil" Hong Kong, Malaysia, and most other overseas Chinese communities use Traditional characters.
Somehow they also seem to be doing pretty well for themselves... I'm sure they're extremely envious of the highly progressive Mainland, though! (note the sarcasm)