Quote from: Kemarit on June 01, 2018, 08:36:38 AM

Quote from: fiulpro on June 01, 2018, 07:32:16 AM

Quote from: aso118 on June 01, 2018, 05:19:55 AM

What happens if you are in a third world country and there is massive corruption? You pay taxes and there are no roads, schools, or any essential public utilities. What you do see is the politicians and their cronies getting richer. Would you still argue that everybody should continue paying taxes?

I think the next time you people needs to choose the right kind of government , or better stand up for the change , but at least do your part right .
You cannot expect the other party to be completely honest when you are not rightfully doing your duty.
Everyone wants to mock the dirty river but no one wants to get their hands dirty is the real deal with us , if we want better , if we want the corruption to end we need to do it ourselves and not wait for some miracle , doing our small bit and doing our duty are the two things that I consider is something that is the recipe for change .
Countries are corrupt the leaders are not right I completely understand but then it's rightfully in the hands of us to change it , if they are doing bad we cannot just reciprocate bad .
I would say choose a better government or get involved in government body , even if you change one person it will truly change the world but not paying taxes and simply saying no man they are wrong so even we can do wrong is not justified is what I think.

I was born under a dictatorship regime, and that government was in power, corruption was the norm for almost 30 years and it took the collaborative efforts of people around, (military, church officials, governments authorities who can't stomach it anymore, and ordinary people to topple the dictatorship. And even was jumping for joy that time and thought that the country was heading in the right direction. 30 years moving forward, the country is still the same, corruption everywhere. So I don't think that we can simply move out of the country, less its a choice but if you don't have the necessary funds to go out you will be stuck forever. Although the current government is doing its best to curb out corruption like increasing the salary of the policeman, there are a lot being tempted to accept bribe money. That's why you can't really blame someone doesn't want to pay their taxes because we know that it will just go to the pockets of corrupt government officials.

I think there is a little bit controversial answer to this question. For me people should pay taxes because these taxes are for the welfare of the country and are utilized in the needs of country so that the country can become more developed and stable than it is in its present stage but if the people come to know that their money in not utilized in the way it should be, its better to cut off paying taxes.