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 views and give your opinion. (Reported 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022 Academic Test)

Many people argue that there should be a limitation in the maximum wage

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high earners; others,

however

, believe that it should be a freedom for people to get the appropriate salary for their dedication. I agree with the second opinion. On the one hand, the idea of controlling salaries is attractive for several reasons. The first reason is

avoiding

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society

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societal

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inequity that comes from the gap between upper and

lower class

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lower-class

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income.

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human

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humans

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can lead to

socioeconomic

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socio-economic

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problems

such

as discrimination, unfairness and inequality in treatment. What’s more, the limitation in the average salary will contribute

in

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reducing crime rates,

offer

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more safety for the public.

According to

some studies, researchers have

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that offenders are formed by the demand of equality that they do not have, so that,

as a result

, not having

highly

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earners can tackle

this

issue.

Nevertheless

, I believe that society would suffer a brain drain if maximum wage legislation

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adopted.

Firstly

,

this

action has a hand in pushing away top workers, if the salary does not meet the demands of these people, they will leave and work in a foreign company.

This

will cause a financial

disadvantaged

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to the business, leading to the loss of a thousand dollars.

In addition

, the loss of intellectual property is

also

harmful to the country.

This

is due

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shortage of breakthroughs or development as high quality labour force

mitigate

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gradually and

contribute

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to other regions. In conclusion,

while

there are some benefits

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setting a limit on the wages of the highest earners, I still believe that it is more disadvantages to

this

. It would have adverse impacts on both business and

country’s

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the country’s

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economy.