【英语翻译Everyoneknowsthattaxationisnecessaryinamodernstate.Withoutit,itwouldbeimpossibletopaythesoldiersandpolicemenwhoprotectus;northeworkersingovernmentofficeswholookafterourhealth,ourfoodsuppliesandourwat】

　　英语翻译

　　Everyoneknowsthattaxationisnecessaryinamodernstate.Withoutit,itwouldbeimpossibletopaythesoldiersandpolicemenwhoprotectus;northeworkersingovernmentofficeswholookafterourhealth,ourfoodsuppliesandourwater,andwhodoalltheotherthingsthatwecannotdoforourselves;noralsothepersonswhogovernthecountryforus.Bymeansoftaxation,wepayforthingsthatweneedjustasmuchasweneedsomewheretoliveandsomethingtoeat.

　　Thougheveryoneknowsthattaxationisnecessary,differentpeoplehavedifferentideasabouthowtaxationshouldbearranged.Shouldeachpersonhavetopayacertainamountofmoneytothegovernmenteachyear?Orshouldtherebeataxonthingsthatpeoplebuyandsell?Ifthefirstkindoftaxationisused,shouldeveryonepaythesametax,whetherheisrichorpoor?Ifthesecondkindoftaxisused,shouldeverythingbetaxedequally?

　　Inmostcountries,adirecttaxonpersons,calledanincometax,isused.Itisarrangedinsuchawaythatthepoorpeoplepaynothing,andthepercentageoftaxgrowsgreaterasthetaxpayer'sincomegrows.

　　Countrieswithdirecttaxationnearlyalwayshaveindirecttaxationtoo.Manythingsimportedintothecountryaretaxed.Ofcourse,itisthepeoplewhobuytheseimportedthingswhoreallyhavetopaytheduties,intheformofhigherprices.Insomecountries,thereisalsoataxonthingsproducedinthecountryitself.Ifthemostnecessarythingsaretaxed,alotofmoneyiscollected,butthepoorpeoplesufferthemost.Ifunnecessarythingslikejewelsandfurcoatsaretaxed,lessmoneyiscollected,butthetaxisfairerbecausetherichpayit.

　　Probablythiskindofindirecttaxation,togetherwithadirecttaxonincomeswhichislowforthepoorandhighfortherich,isthebestarrangement.