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Write about the following topic: 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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.

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There are opinions in society arguing that workers should not be taxed at all and get to save all the earned money for themself.
However
, I didn't conform to
this
 idea. In many countries,
tax
 is still the main source of
income
 for the government and with
this
tax
, the government can run all of its functions,
such
 as building infrastructure, providing education and healthcare, paying for civil servants, maintaining security and many more. Without adequate funding, the state will run into chaos which in turn can spiral into
failed
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 state.
Venezuela
 is a good example of
this
, at one time
Venezuela
 was abundant in
oil
, and
with
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the rising price of
oil
, gave
Venezuela
 a lot of
devisa
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device
 from
oil
 export.
Instead
 of taxing the sales of their
oil
,
Venezuela
 had cut many taxes and
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 its citizens many unnecessary subsidies,
such
 as free petrol. Now, after
Venezuela
 started running out of
oil
 and
oil
 prices are no longer as high as it was,
this
 country now struggling to pay for its daily necessities. Looking
further
,
tax
also
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 a tool for countries to redistribute the
income
 among their citizens. To balance
income
 disparity between the rich and the poor.
This
 can be done by applying higher
tax
 tariffs on the wealthy person
while
 giving low or even zero
tax
 for
people
 with low
income
. The money gathered from the
tax
 of wealthy
people
then
 can be used to pay for health subsidies and education costs for poor
people
. An example of
this
 can be seen in Indonesia, in Indonesia a person with an annual
income
 of 5 Billion Rupiah can be taxed up to 35% of their
income
,
while
people
 with an annual
income
 of 60 Million rupiahs are not taxed at all. In conclusion,
tax
 is still important for countries as the source of funding to run a well-functioning state, and
also
 create welfare for its citizens.
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