Taxes have been a problem for many people for years, and the problem is getting worse. Americans have been angry about tax rates ever since taxation began, but today tax rates are sky rocketing and it has to be stopped. Over the past few weeks I have been researching and finding a lot of interesting information on the current tax system. The articles, book, and films I have come across all convey the same central message, the current tax system should be changed. Although all these sources have different views on how this should be done, they all believe something needs to change. This project has been focused on the inequality of tax rates, in other words, the difference in tax rates the middle class and poor pay compared to the rich.
Many people ask the question "why are my taxes so high?", this is exactly what I have been researching. Throughout my research I have found countless sources on how the current tax system should be changed. All of these sources start off by giving an overview of how the current tax system works, then go into what they think should be done. Another important part of this project is where all the tax dollars go, that is why we are paying so much. I found some articles about government spending and they gave me a pretty good idea of what tax dollars are spent on. Certain taxes go to certain things: local property taxes pay for schools, gas tax pays for maintaining roadways, income tax pays for most of the military's expenses, etc. This project has incorporated information about where our tax dollars go, what is being taxed, and who is paying more. Together, those will this project explore why tax rates in the United States are so unfair.
The pieces of information found so far have all had the same main idea. They all look at government spending, types of taxes, and who is being taxed more. By doing this the sources point to an answer for the big tax problem. All of the sources of information I have used in this project talk about some sort of problem with the current tax system. The authors and producers have their own view on how the tax system should be changed, but they agree that something is wrong. Another similarity between sources is they follow the same pattern. These articles, books, and films begin by giving an overview of the United States tax system, who is paying what. Then go on to talk about some types of taxes: income, estate, local, property, etc. Finally they end by trying to find solutions to the problem. The sources in this project go over the same material in the same order, but each one gives its own twist on what should be done.
In the future, this project will find more information on where our tax dollars go. Government spending has been talked about seldom in the past and it is quite an important part of the topic. Aside from government spending, I plan to find more sources that add and confirm information that has been given thus far. Finding sources that agree with my views will give my project more credibility, making it even better. Further into this project I may add some sources that think the current tax system should not be changed in order to make the project sound a little less bias. Doing this will allow the reader to agree with whichever view they choose. Continuing with this project, I do not plan on changing the direction of the topic. Although I will find sources to add to this project, it will still be focused on the inequality of tax rates between the middle class and poor compared to the rich.
Throughout this project I have found many articles, books, and films that believe the current tax system should be changed due to unfair tax rates. The sources that I have found all share a similar view about the tax system and have their own way of how it should be changed. For the most part the sources also follow the same order of how the information is presented. First, they explain the current tax system, then they give their own view on how it should be changed. In the future, more sources will be found that extrapolate on the same type of information already given in the project. Government spending, what is taxed, and who is taxed are the most important things to look at when trying to figure out why taxes are unfair. The information that has been, and will be, found helps answer the question "why are taxes so unfair?" through interviews with experts and the explanation of tax laws and government spending.
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