Paying Taxes

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This paper explains that apart from the mere principle behind the wish to avoid paying taxes, there are also some concrete and even valid motivations for this trend. The paper explains that these include reasons relating to government corruption and the tendency of the very rich to evade their own tax paying responsibilities. Furthermore it appears, according to some, that the economy does not benefit from current tax legislation, and that this is mainly a result of the corruption mentioned above.

Outline:
Introduction
The Necessity of Taxes
Excessive and Unfair Taxes
Tax Legislation
Strategies to Improve Tax Burdens
Bibliography

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"Doubtlessly, taxes are necessary. The Government needs funding in order to provide its people with the highest quality of goods and services. Recreation and roads for example are maintained by means of taxes. Taxes, while applied for the benefit of society, are therefore not so much an evil as a necessity. One could therefore agree with Johnston in his assessment that taxes are the price for a civilized society. Nonetheless, Americans have a very negative attitude towards this issue, and perhaps not without reason."

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