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as long as everyone pays the same percentage of tax according to their salary, it is fair. this means people with higher income will pay more, while people with lower income will pay less. thus, it is less likely that people will struggle financially when it comes to taxes

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I agree that the rich should pay more in taxes since they earn more.

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no. it discourages people from working hard to get a higher income. nobody would work hard just to suffer from higher taxes. this will further impact the country negatively, as nobody will work hard anymore, and the state of our country will regress. you cannot argue that taxing the rich is fair, cos it is not. people worked hard to be rich. it is not fair for it to be just taken away from them just because the government want to decrease the income gap. it is a laughable idea.

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Yes, and no. The government needs more money to help its citizens thus has to increase tax rates so that people have to pay more taxes. However it isin't fair to some people (esp. rich people) since they earned a lot of their money through hard work and more money would just go to taxes and they cannot enjoy what they actually like to do. Thus, I think that it is both fair and unfair.

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I agree that rich people should earn less benefits for tax since they barely need it as they have so much money.

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It is fair to make some people pay more taxes and i agree to a large extent, this is because some people are more affluent than others and they spend more than others, so to match the ratio of how much one uses to how much one should pay back.

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I agree that only the rich people or those who are quite well off should pay more taxes. They have more money than a regular person have thus should have a higher tax.

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I agree that people who earn a larger income should pay a higher tax. Some of the low income households can barely support their families, thus cannot even afford to pay a large amount of taxes. However, high-income families are affluent enough to pay a larger amount of tax and still sustain their livelihoods.

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I understand the need for some others to pay more taxes. There are goals Singapore wants to hit for example increasing the local population count in SG and therefore the child relief thing. I do not agree with the way people pay taxes in Singapore from citizens to PR to foreigners but it still makes the majority happy with such a happy community to live in.

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No it is unfair. Everyone should pay an equal amount of money, people should not be made to be paid more simply because they have more than others. Furthermore, the money used from taxing the rich would most likely be used for helping the poor, which would give them free help and remove their motivation for climbing up the social ladder.

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I agree. Having effective healthcare services have been crucial in this time and age, with Covid running amok. I think providing funding for healthcare services is quite important for the well-being of the people, and the tax collected should be used in this area

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I agree that rich people should get taxed more as they have more money than they can spend.

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I agree that taxes should be paid with respect to the amount that someone earns. This is to be fair to people who earn less, because if everyone has to pay a fixed amount, it may become a challenge to those who earn less and people who earn more can have less pressure to pay.

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doing this can reduce the income gap in Singapore. A large income gap can result in the inhibition of social mobility and undecuts equality of opprtunity.

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I feel that it is fair to make the richer pay more taxes. This way, everyone in society is in a sense even in terms of the amount of txes that they need to pay as no one is at a disadvantage no one has an advantage

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People who are unable to earn enough will be  also unable to pay higher taxes. Even if they may not drive cars or buy private properties, they still have to pay a lot of tax indirectly. For example, when they take transport via taxi or private hire, the prices will increase as the companies have to make a living. Also, if they were to buy groceries, they would not have as much money to buy expensive goods that would be of a higher price. However, the richer would still have quite a bit of money after paying taxes, which they can still spend. Thus, those who do not earn much may be unable climb up the ladder economically on their own, and subsidies may help, but not having high paying jobs is still a problem. By taxing the rich more, more money can be chanelled to those who are struggling and help them even more. Even if some of the may take advantage of the system, it is not a good reason to stop taxing the rich more. Yes, there will be people out there leeching off the government's money, but there are so many more people in need of help, and by helping the majority, that will make a greater impact.

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I agree that those who have more, should contribute more to society, but at the same time, they can also contribute in different ways eg, charitible acts, enabling startups etc. They can do these contributions through different avenues rather than sending the money to the government.

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Disagree
It is unfair for people who earn more to pay more as the taxes are funds used for development that can be accessed by everyone, regardless of people who earn more or less. Everyone who are part of the country should contribute equally as it is an admitted fact that they are utilising the resources granted by the government who is funded by taxes.
Furthermore, people may decide to not work as hard as they need to pay taxexs as they have the reliant mindset as they can enjoy the benefits of development by paying very little. Eventually, it is going to become simply using the funds from people of higher income to supplement people of lower income.

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For example, people who make more than $500,000 annually can easily thrive in society and taxing them more would not affect them as much as they usually will be able to easily make the money back. By taxing them more, it will also help the lower income families and the countries development

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Since some people earn much more than the average income, they should be charged a higher percentage above a certain income point.

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I believe everyone should be equal.

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Generally i think the way they tax and distribute benefits are quite fair, as they redistribute the excess money earned by the rich and help the poor with it as well as use excess money to improve everyone's environment with infrastructure and services

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There are both positives and negatives. It is fair because poorer people already do not have a lot of money and making them pay increasings amounts of taxes will make their life a lot tougher and harder to live by. Rich people will, on the other hand, just find alternative ways to earn more money. However, it can also be fair as richer people generally have worked harder to earn money, or spent a lot of time learn strategical ways to earn more money so making then pay more would discourage them to put in hard work or even encourage more normal ways of earning money.

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I agree that those who earn more should pay slightly higher taxes as compared to those who are currently struggling to make ends meet. As they are more affluent, they have the ability to pay off their taxes and still lead a normal life. While those who are financially struggling have the privilege to pay lower taxes, they can spare aside some of their money for family matters.

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I agree. Although people with higher incomes, generally speaking have worked hard to reach such a level in their careers, their income after the tax is still significantly higher than that of an average joe. They are still reaping the benefits of their higher income, just that they are taxed proportionally so that a fair amount is returned back to society.

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I disagree.
The fact that the rich has to pay more may seem like an excellent idea. However, why should the rich have to pay more because of their hardwork and success? Will this not result in lower income people becoming more reluctant to get a higher income due to the taxes? Everyone should pay the same amount of money, it is unfair for the people who work more, yet have to pay more. Some may argue that the rich should be taxed more, because they can pay more. Just because something can be done doesn't mean that it should be.

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I agree. They have more money.