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Discussion Topic:
Some people should pay more tax than others.
(i) Take a stand on this issue and decide your position on the line continuum.
(ii) Write your name under the stand you've chosen
(iii) Explain and justify your stand.

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earn more money -> pay more tax

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i dont want to talk abt govt, later kena

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ok

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Some families just do not have the monetary capabilities to pay the same percentage of taxes as the rich

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The poor might suffer under the tax while the rich might not feel that way as the tax might be a small portion of their salary. So I think the richer should pay more as if you can earn more, then you should contribute more too

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yes.

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Other things should be factored in (no. of children, whether they are taking care of elderly parents, etc) to make the system more fair and not just based off the number on the paycheck
also if i were rich i would want to pay less taxes too
ok maybe i just like having much cash money

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yes because they have more money

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if ppl all pay same taxes even tho they earn different amounts the rich get richer and the poor get poorer therefore tax the rich

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okay reasoning behind making some people pay more and some people may less is cos diff ppl have diff income levels, if you charge a tax that is standard for all, then cfm gnna be v unfair cos is either the rich can v easily pay or the poor js cannot afford to pay tax. can u imagine not being able to afford tax? other living expenses cannot afford liao. but bottom line imo, theres nvr gnna be a day where everyone is satisfied w the way things are, but i think charging certain ppl more/ less is good. but also i dont pay income tax so
-megan

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what if the rich people have no money

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if this happens then there will be lots of arguments about who should pay more and what their salary should be before they need to pay more

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The amount of taxes to pay should be varied for people of different incomes so that the rich can pay slightly more but the less rich pays less. If not taxes should be refunded with vouchers. this way the less rich can get richer and the rich can maintain their income level
shanon

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yeh the rich should pay more, the poor people are affected most by tax. Even if the rich have to pay a higher tax, the amount they earn will likely still be luxurious and way higher than others.

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if income taxes too high on the rich ppl, they'll probs not wanna come to sg then sg will die

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The rich become richer faster than the poor are able to as they have the money to invest while the poor do not, hence paying more can help the poor to climb up the wage ladder faster

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Jovianne
-Some people just won´t donate money if they are not forced to -- our widening wage gap can´t afford it
-22 to 24% is a significant amount of money and I feel like it may just discourage people from working in Singapore altogether -- we lose our business prospects and our economy collapses
-However, some people strongly believe that it is the duty of the rich to donate hundreds of millions of dollars and even get mad when they deem the sum donated ¨too small¨-- I get a bit disgusted at this kind of self-righteousness

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I think it doesnt rlly affect me much right now. I dont rlly have an opinion on who pays more or who pays less. It isnt wrong to make the rich pay more since they have more money, but some may say that it isnt fair to them as they also worked hard for their money.

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will cause greater divide between rich and poor and middle in society

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I disagree because though it is true that the rich should pay more, the rich may have more stuff to pay for such as their parents expenses and children. they should consider the number of people in the household and not just by the amount that ppl earn (maybe count by per capita and if the per capita amount is a lot then they can pay more taxes) -glynnis

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If the rich don’t pay more taxes, the wealth gap between the rich and poor will get bigger. In an article I read Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, two of the richest people, agreed that the rich should be taxed more. If the richest agree, why not? The money can go towards educational funds and help boost the poor.

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i agree because if people who earn more do not get taxed more as well, they will only get richer and this may cause a social divide among people with different socio-economic status.

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yes because they earn more and if not the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer

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tax should be relative to the income meaning that if you are earning alot you should pay more taxes

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the rich may work hard to earn money but have to pay much more than the poor just because they have lesser money. its unfair towards the rich as it feels like the work they put in is useless and the money which they worked hard for have to be used more.

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the richer should pay more taxes than the others as money from poorer people are usually valued more highly than money from the richer ppl which will improve the overall social welfare

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Some people are rich because they may need to support a bigger family. It is not right to tax based on income as there are too many different variables we need to consider. Some poor people even if they had to pay lesser tax, they may still be poor. In conclusion, this topic has varied opinions and is impossible to get a correct outcome.

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rich should be tax cos they are the one earning large sums of money and since they have the funds the country should tax them allowing their big sums of money to be used for the country, compared to poorer people who earn less and if u tax them how would they have any money left to survive

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i agree has everyones financial income varies and so everyone should pay tax according to their income so that it will be fair and the rich will pay more and the poor will pay less and so the rich will not get richer and the poor will not get poorer

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the more u earn u pay more u can help out the poorer ppl as many families in sg dont have enouhg but if the rich donates a portion of the money they do not need the poor can get more subsidies and therefore improve their daily lives where as the rich only has to sacrifice a small portion and wont be that badly affected (josh)

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the more u earn u pay more u can help out the poorer ppl as many families in sg dont have enouhg but if the rich donates a portion of the money they do not need the poor can get more subsidies and therefore improve their daily lives where as the rich only has to sacrifice a small portion and wont be that badly affected (josh)

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i agree because if the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, the income gap would gradually increase until there is a social divide between the two parties

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top earners should pay more tax, those who own more properties should also pay more taxes as they could use it as a source of income
cars are already expensive stop taxing it

wayn

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the people who are of high socio-economic status are able to contribute more to the country than people of lower socio-economic status hence they should pay more taxes

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I disagree as people with high salary might have priorities at home that require the most of their money and the taxes might burden them instead. By taxing them, instead of keeping the balance, their might be unrest and people might take their businesses and families overseas where there are lesser or no taxes and it would affect the economy of Singapore