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Some people believe they should keep all the money they have earned and should not pay tax to state. Do you agree or disagree?

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I disagree with the statement that individuals should not pay taxes to the state. The
government
 runs the
country
 from the taxes it collects. Taxes are collected only from those who earn above a certain minimum limit. It is our moral duty to pay taxes.
Tax money
Suggestion
The tax money
 collected by
government
Suggestion
the government
 is used to fund basic amenities, provides various services to citizens and for
government
 administration and projects, running of jails and
defense
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
defence
 system, and many other operations. It is not wrong to say that “taxes run a
country
.”
Thus
, it is very important for a
government
 to make people pay taxes. Let us
analyze
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
analyse
 why people do not want to pay taxes. The main reason is their dissatisfaction with
government
 in serving them. They blame
government
 for things like
lake
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
lack
 of infrastructure, poverty and unemployment, but they are not completely wrong as
tax
 revenue is misused in some or the other way in every
country
. In developed countries,
however
, because of higher satisfaction from
government
’s functioning, citizens may be more willing to pay taxes. Another factor generating dissatisfaction is the
tax
 structure itself. Often the
tax
 system is complex and it drives people away from paying taxes. It is
also
 felt that the
tax
 rates are high and
tax
 slabs are unequal. So they feel it is not unethical if one goes for
tax
 avoidance or
tax
 evasion. Not paying taxes can drastically affect a
country
’s revenue generation, mu own
country
, India, for that matter. But
then
, it is equally desired that
government
Suggestion
the government
come
Suggestion
comes
 up with a fair
tax
 structure and
also
 make people aware where the taxes are being diverted. Even lowering the
tax
 rates can help a
country
 increase
it
of a thing, of it; possessive form of "it"
its
tax
 collection as it would increase compliance among taxpayers.
Tax
 reform backed up with strict
tax
 laws can produce the best results. Summing up, I reiterate my opinion by saying that it is the duty of every citizen to pay
tax
Suggestion
taxes
 and the duty of every
government
 to use it appropriately in
public interest
Suggestion
the public interest
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • contribute
  • welfare
  • public services
  • progressive taxation
  • distribution of wealth
  • civic duty
  • social cohesion
  • tax evasion
  • economic disparities
  • social unrest
  • individual rights
  • societal responsibilities
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