Some people feel that governments should take a large proportion of people’s salaries to pay for necessary public services such as roads and schools. Others feel that high taxes are a bad thing. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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Some part of the population thinks that the government should invest a part of the people's
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in public services, but others do not agree with
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statement. I reckon that it could be a positive and a negative thing. Nowadays, our society needs our investment and help. We can see a lot of problems in different areas
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as the bad quality of the school, medical care system and roads, which destroy the whole infrastructure of the city.
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it's a hard job to increase considerably the condition of the hospital, the government should take a small quantity of
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from the population and invest in public services.
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, in the UK, the government takes a certain percentage of
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from the workers and uses them properly, investing them in the country's needs. In fact,
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prospers significantly in the wealth of the state. My take on the
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statement, people might disagree with high taxes because plenty of them are living in a corrupted state, and don'
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earn much
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to be able to live normally. The population don'
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believe that their
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will go to the state's needs.
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, if they had earned much more
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for a better life, they wouldn'
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have rejected that kind of tax.
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, I live in a poor country where the level of corruption is high. Meanwhile, the salaries are too small, and my nation can'
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afford to pay high taxes. In a nutshell, I think it's a good idea to contribute to our country, but we should be well informed about where the
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is going and for what it is used.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Proportion of salary
  • Necessary public services
  • Economic growth
  • Quality of life
  • Redistributing wealth
  • Discourage
  • Motivation and productivity
  • Favorable tax conditions
  • Infringement on personal freedom
  • Balanced approach
  • Progressive tax system
  • Economic activity
  • Financial growth
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