In the past years, there have been conflict between upper and middle class wage earners pertaining to what they should be paying for taxes. It isn't known whether we should stay with the system we have or change it. The reason some feel that it shouldn't be changed is because it has been shown that some inequalities help the economy by creating motivation for lower class wage earners to work harder. However, some proponents feel that there should be increased taxes for the wealthy. Others feel that the problem could be solved by creating more job retraining programs or increasing unemployment benefits to aid the lower class.
I feel that our government should tax the wealthy moreso than the lower classes. How much you earn should determine how much you pay in taxes. The people who make more money have more things with they need to protect: consumer items, larger savings, etc. When you pay taxes you're paying largely for the government to aid or protect you and what you have, because taxes pay for systems like the police and fire departments. If you have more which needs to be protected, your taxes should be increased in order help yourself through the government's aid.
A political activist with a similiar view would be Ivan Lewis.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
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