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In some countries, a few people earn extremely high salaries. Some people think that this is good for a country, while others believe that the government should control salaries and limit the amount people can earn. Discuss both sides and express your opinion.

#countries #people #salaries #country #government #control #limit #amount
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Some
people
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 believe that it is beneficial for any nation if a few top-level
employees
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 make much more money than lower-level
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,
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 others argue that there should be a cap on
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 so that the difference in
salaries
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 of
employees
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 is not too pronounced. I believe that having a cap on
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 would be unfair and counterproductive. On the one hand, there are many reasons why some believe that a few individuals earning high
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is
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 good for the country.
Firstly
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, high
salaries
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 incentivize
people
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 to
work
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 harder.
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, if the
people
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 at the top are earning considerably more money, the other
employees
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 would
work
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 harder to get promoted to get the same salary.
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, the higher-level executive officers have to deal with a lot of pressure, and they are responsible for not only their actions but
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 those under them. So, high
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 are justified.
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, those who believe that governments should limit
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salaries
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, give the following reasons. From the company's point of
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 the main reason is that substantial pay disparity without any justification generates feelings of unfairness, leading lower-paid
employees
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 to shrug off their responsibilities. From
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society's point of view, it would reduce wealth inequality in
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society and prevent the rich from gaining unfair control over resources. I believe that high
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 are an
acknowledgment
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 of a person's hard
work
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, talent and experience. Capping
salaries
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 would lead to many talented
people
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 leaving the country for better
salaries
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 abroad.
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, the ability to earn high
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also
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 creates a level playing field because
people
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 know if they are willing to
work
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 hard and put in their efforts, they can reach any level of success.
To sum up
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, extremely high
salaries
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 are justified and there should not be a limit on it. A
syster
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system
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 which values hard
work
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 and rewards ability
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 ultimately prospers.
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  • motivation
  • talent acquisition
  • consumer spending
  • tax revenue
  • redistributing wealth
  • market forces
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  • social stability
  • freedom of choice
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