Citizens Struggle Under "Unfair" Tax Burden

[Gulliver]

A recent poll has revealed high levels of dissatisfaction among the populace about tax rates.

1. "Do you know how much of my year's work goes to the government?" demanded angry worker Fleur Sato. "Too much! Government spending has gotten way out of control. It needs big cuts in welfare, health, and education. But leave those subsidies to business alone. We need them to create jobs."

2. "It's not the AMOUNT of tax, it's where the burden falls," says student activist Ali Janssen. "And at the moment, far too much of the burden is falling on the poor. People on high incomes still have more money than people on low incomes. I don't think I need to say anything more than that."

3. "I don't object to the amount of tax, I object to where it's being spent," says social reformer Miranda McGuffin. "I'd like to see everyone have a choice as to where their tais go every time they fill out a tax return. Everyone would feel a lot better about opening their wallets if they had a say as to where the money went. I think you'd see a lot more public money going to education and a lot less to business."

[Gulliver]

Our tax rate currently only stands at 20%, I see no pressing need to cut it, especially if it means cutting welfare, health and education spending. But I'm not fond of the 3rd option either, we already spend a third of the budget on education.

That leaves the 2nd if we're not going to dismiss, and I'm not sure what to say, since while our nation's income equality is only half the world average, I have no sense of scale for the units used.

[Eluvatar]

Motion to dismiss.