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Some people believe that they should be able to keep all the money they earn ,and should not have to pay tax to the state. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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*Compliance with
tax
 has always been a topical
issues
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 from time immemorial. Some individuals think that
people
 should be able to retain all their income, and should not remit tariffs to the
government
.I totally disagree with
this
 notion and
this
 essay will explain why.* *
To begin
, Payment of taxes generates revenues for the
government
.¹ The
government
 ought to be responsible to
her
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its
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citizens
 in many ways and most of the roles that the
government
 plays require money and if the
people
 do not pay
tax
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taxes
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,
then
 the
government
 will be bankrupt and unable to carry out
her
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its
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 responsibilities.³
For example
, countries like
United
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the United
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 Kingdom
has
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have
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 been noted to fund 80%
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of her
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her
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their
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 annual budget from taxation of
citizens
 whose needs the
state
 strives to meet.³ Payment of levies is
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therefore
 paramount⁴* . *
In addition
,
these payment
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this payment
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to the
state
 makes the
people
 more responsible¹.
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Taxpayers
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Tax payers
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Taxpayers
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 have a sense of responsibilities unconsciously inculcated into them and usually view
state's
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the state's
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 amenities and
interest
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interests
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 as theirs and often thrive to protect
same
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the same
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. ²
For instance
, a study carried out in Spain revealed that
people
 who paid taxes were
more keen
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at
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on
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 protecting
state owned
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state-owned
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 amenities than those who did not.³ The need to keep contributing part of one's
earning
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earnings
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 to the
state
 cannot be overemphasized .⁴* *
Nevertheless
 , the
government
 or handlers of these funds might embezzle or misappropriate them.
However
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 with regular demand from responsible
citizens
 for accountability and strong institutions to punish offenders,
this
 can be reduced to the barest minimum.* *In conclusion, despite the possibility of misappropriation of
tax payers'
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taxpayers'
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 money, I see. to strongly oppose the idea that the
people
 should keep all the money that they earn and not
to
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apply
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pay taxes because these levies
generates
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generate
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 income and revenue
to
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for
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 the
government
 and
makes
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make
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tax payers
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taxpayers
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to
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apply
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be responsible
citizens
.*
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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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