Some people think paying taxes is a big enough contribution to their society, while others think people have more responsibilities as members of society than only paying taxes. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

It is said that a part of workers who pay
tax
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consider their contribution
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to help their
country
. But some of them say that only big companies should have to pay
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. In
this
essay, I will explain both
side
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and give my opinion.
In
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one
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hand, people who pay
tax
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taxes
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for their
country
are mostly only
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workers. There are different percentages of
taxes
for
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wages. If someone
earn
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twice the amount of money
than
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his neighbor, obviously his
taxes
will not be the same. In
this
case,
peoples
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consider to help enough their
country
.
On the other hand
, some people think that only big companies who impact
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society
should have to pay
taxes
. There are many members of
society
with big responsibilities and a lot of money who could be able to cover the
taxes
of all citizens. Nowadays, people with the minimum wage survive.They pay for food shopping, pay the rent, pay the fuel and
also
have to pay their tax
at the end
of the month. Big companies already put
taxes
on all those products ( food, fuel…). In conclusion, a part of citizens are happy to pay
taxes
to contribute
for
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a
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good development of their
country
like having
a
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medical insurance. The other part would
prefer
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have more money
at the end
of the month and let big
influencer
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influencers
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of
the
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society
pay for everyone. In my
opinion
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opinion,
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everyone who works should help the government by paying
taxes
to develop
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society
.
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    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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