Should we lower taxes? So, why are we paying taxes? Taxes are everywhere, hidden in plain sight, in a daily life. Some people find it annoying, while other’s find it challenging, especially for those young adults with minimum wage job at McDonald’s or the elderly who has difficulties with calculating. It really is a great hassle, but only a few know why are we actually paying taxes for, the nation’s development, and I think it’s very necessary for a fast-developing country to have high tax rate. Like a saying “countries survive from citizen’s taxes “, they are very essential in a country’s development. Every public hospital, schools, playgrounds and even roads and city light are all build from citizen’s fund. Take example from Singapore, the world’s only island country, Once used to be poor and afraid, Now become renowned as one of the Asian Tigers, all due from citizen’s support and hard work to the country. A country with people’s support is like a team without any members, and it surely will succumb into failure. Why should we pay taxes? Taxes are often seen unjust, forcing poor individual into immense pressure and despair, sometime even riot broke due to this. But this is the very reason we, as a responsible citizen, should pay more taxes. Taxes work like a stream, people with higher income have to pay significantly more fund than the lower. We think taxes take away money from the poor for the rich’s sake, but in reality, it works in reverse. Taxes actually try provide them with necessary shelter, and a safe country to live in. Paying taxes will benefits everyone, and ultimately have high POSITIVE impact on the poor. In conclusion, taxes bring benefits to everyone, maybe not in a direct way, but it definitely will. Taxes are the only reason why our beloved country is still thriving , and that is why we must pay taxes.