Through out the years, people have always complained that they have to pay too
many taxes. But in reality, the government needs those taxes. I agree with Oliver
Wendall Holmes when he said " Taxes are what we pay for a civilized society". It takes
tax money to insure a safe and productive society. The taxes people pay are always used
for the good of the public, most people don't know what all is paid for by taxes. Taxes
pay for everything from education to the pavement of the highways.
At the state level, taxes help pay for our highway system. These highways allow
our society to function in a beneficial manner. If we didn't have efficient roadways,
goods couldn't be delivered and our society wouldn't be as advanced as we are today.
Everything we buy has be transported from somewhere. Having taxes keep our
highways in suitable condition insures the safety of the people.
Both state and local taxes aid in the education of our children. Every year taxes
are used to help repair old school buildings and help buy new modern equipment.
Without this help, our schools would be left in the dark ages without the essential
equipment that is needed to help the kids perform to their best ability. When children
are taught in an exceptional environment, the results are having superior leaders in
A significant amount of tax money is used by our national defense. Though out
the years the amount of money used by the defense has gone down but it still uses a
tremendous amount of money. With our national defense being one of the best in the
world, most citizens feel safe. They don't worry about attacks from other countries. In
other countries the residents feel unsafe in their homeland. I wouldn't want to live a life
where I was afraid of what was going to hap
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