123 School Work

IS AMERICA TAXES TO HIGH

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  In the world today people work extremely hard for there money and why does the government take a good chunk out for taxes? Americans are fed up with the current federal income tax system. Here is the background and some reasons why Americans are taxed so much. "Oliver Wendell Holmes, former Justice of the United States Supreme Court, once said, "Taxes are what we pay for a civilized society." (U.S. Treasury). Although people work hard to meet their needs and the needs of their families, there are some things they cannot purchase themselves. For example, the taxes paid to state and local jurisdictions help pay for police and fire protection. These taxes also pay for the operation of the local governments, and for local recreation areas such as parks and other public facilities...