Why Taxes Should Not Go Up ENG 315 (4 Pages 1498 Words)

Why Taxes Should Not Go Up

The fast approaching fiscal cliff has raised many concerns in the minds of American taxpayers, and as one of those tax payers I am exercising my constitutional right to have my voice heard. In the words of Benjamin Franklin, It would be a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their income. In the past 150 years we have far exceeded the one-tenth mark that once seemed unthinkable, and it appears taxes will be going even higher. The average American has 25% of their income taken out of every paycheck in taxes, and now our government wants to take more? This report will show how a raise in taxes will affect the middle-class, job markets across the country,...