Some people think that paying taxes is enough to contribute to the society. Others argue that being a citizen involves more responsibilities. Discuss, what is your opinion?

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There has long been much contention about whether people should take part in

development

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the development

of the country they are living in or their concern is limited

to share

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to, sharing

to sharing

a proportion of their hard earn money in the shape of taxes to the Government. I agree with the former perspective for a number of reasons. There are myriad of arguments in

favor

promote over another

favour

of my stance. The most conspicuous

one

is that by giving taxes does not necessarily mean that

one

has done with their liabilities, there are numerous other duties that must be done by citizens like

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to follow

the traffic rules, law and order, take part in cleaning, green environment, preventing pollution, knowledge sharing, be a role model for younger peers and what not. Apart from that a responsible resident should

also

consider their social, moral and cultural values. Not only can a good native set example for their children and family to be a productive citizen

for

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their nation, but

also

youth will follow their lead and those attributes will be passed on to the

generation.

Hence

, it is apparent why many are in

favor

promote over another

favour

of giving more towards society. In my opinion,

one

should be more than a

tax payer

someone who pays taxes

taxpayer

to the motherland. The

first

and far most

duty

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duties

of a local is to pay all

kind

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kinds

of taxes to the relevant authorities so the government can run smoothly.

Besides

that people

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that, people

needs to be a part of all the other responsibilities they are capable of performing so that they can thrive as a nation to compete within

this

globalize

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globalization

era of advancement. To conclude, in view of the arguments

outlined above

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outlined above, one

one

can conclude that the benefits of contributing to the society other than paying taxes are indeed too great to ignore.

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