https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget How far do you agree with this statement? Explain why. en-us 2022-03-29 04:03:23 UTC 2026-01-23 00:43:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4b8.png synthditan https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120546454 If you agree (to a large extent), colour your note green. 
If you disagree (to a large extent), colour your note pink. 
For others, colour your note blue.

Write your name in the header and explanation in the body!]]> 2022-03-30 02:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120546454 synthditan https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120617456 2022-03-30 02:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120617456 synthditan https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120617899 2022-03-30 02:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120617899 synthditan https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120619447 2022-03-30 02:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120619447 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120686766 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]]> 2022-03-30 03:46:11 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120686766 tan_jing_li https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120687462 I agree that the rich should pay more in taxes since they earn more. ]]> 2022-03-30 03:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120687462 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120688734 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.]]> 2022-03-30 03:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120688734 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120688762 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.]]> 2022-03-30 03:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120688762 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120688841 I agree that rich people should earn less benefits for tax since they barely need it as they have so much money.]]> 2022-03-30 03:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120688841 chong_jia_jun_skyler https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120688983 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.]]> 2022-03-30 03:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120688983 garethjrtan https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120689521 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.]]> 2022-03-30 03:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120689521 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120689545 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. ]]> 2022-03-30 03:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120689545 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120689587 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. ]]> 2022-03-30 03:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120689587 wang_hao_ming1 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120689678 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. ]]> 2022-03-30 03:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120689678 li_william https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120689822 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]]> 2022-03-30 03:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120689822 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120690286 I agree that rich people should get taxed more as they have more money than they can spend.]]> 2022-03-30 03:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120690286 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120690695 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. ]]> 2022-03-30 03:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120690695 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120690903 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.]]> 2022-03-30 03:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120690903 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120691728 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]]> 2022-03-30 03:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120691728 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120691942 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.]]> 2022-03-30 03:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120691942 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120692020 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. ]]> 2022-03-30 03:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120692020 liu_yutang https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120692213 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. ]]> 2022-03-30 03:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120692213 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120692451 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]]> 2022-03-30 03:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120692451 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120692661 Since some people earn much more than the average income, they should be charged a higher percentage above a certain income point.]]> 2022-03-30 03:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120692661 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120692930 I believe everyone should be equal.

]]> 2022-03-30 03:51:19 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120692930 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120692983 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]]> 2022-03-30 03:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120692983 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120693306 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. ]]> 2022-03-30 03:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120693306 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120693733 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.]]> 2022-03-30 03:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120693733 ho_zhen_wei_joshua https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120694518 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.]]> 2022-03-30 03:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120694518 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120694817 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. ]]> 2022-03-30 03:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120694817 https://padlet.com/synthditan/budget/wish/2120696058 I agree. They have more money.

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