DiehardPakNerd
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Ah, you ran out of your words to counter my argument?
The gov't pays a hefty amount of my tuition. An international student pays 5 times of what I pay. The gov't gives me money if I show them I'm student and I take public transportation. So in a way, the taxes collected by me and many others are helping everyone out. We've roads, we have transportation. True that I'm poor, but the gov't has allowed a poor student to be able to study at a university many Pakistanis can dream of. To be able to ride in public transportation that is better than an old private mehran. I pay a fourth of regular amount because the gov't has given subsidy.
We pay collective tax here and it has allowed me to live happily whilist being poor. I don't mind paying even 25% tax.
Need say more? Or will you come back with more attitude?
Yes I agree that they've to spend their money lavishly, which is wrong. But if that is to say, why do we complain of rich not paying tax? If we live in this world where gov't is corrupt, we all stop paying tax? Corruption is everywhere, even in west, in India. But we still see infastructures being made. India is improving its railway, we're purchasing new aircrafts. These are costly. If we simply say the gov't is corrupt and will get mercedes with my money, I'd not pay a dime.
If I was in Pakistan, I would pay every penny of my tax happily. My parents used to pay tax, so there is no doubt. Because I know there are people like me, who dsipite agreeing that gov't is corrupt, continue to pay tax and so we can see motorways being made, airport improvement, transportation so forth. People like me have made a small river flowing and if we all come together, we will create an ocean.
Listen dude we do pay tax..even on a single packet of chips and even on a box of match and again most of the working people get their pays after tax deduction. Its only those who earn below 40K who are relieved of it. But you keep saying the rich people should not pay tax also. Are you telling them to break the law. The entire middle class pays tax. Only the limited number of people are relieved of it which is provided by the constitution and state religion. Again I have to remind you that you can't tell someone to do something because you think its right or its successful in the place where you live..islam set its rules..any objection above it overruled.
The rich persons are to give tax just like they have to give zakat for the poor not the poor have to give it for welfare of the rich. The person who has nothing to their name would give what to others.
Statistically 220 rupees make the food of one day for a whoever family. But all they need isn't food, they need clothes, school fees, House rent and transport and what will they do in case any of them has to go to a hospital. The employers dont provide any amenities here all has to be managed in the meager 12000 and mostly dont even get that. Its always less.