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IELTS Essay: People believe that they should be able to keep all the money they earn and s...

Prompt

People believe that they should be able to keep all the money they earn and should not pay tax to the state. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#taxation#public_finance#individual_liberty#social_contract#state_responsibility

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 acknowledges individual freedom concerns and public goods; Band 9 explains why markets alone fail to provide critical infrastructure and justifies progressive systems.

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Key concepts in this essay

social_contract
public_goods
collective_action_problems
fairness_and_equity
income_redistribution

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Ignoring the mutual benefits (roads, schools, police) that tax revenue funds
Treating taxation as pure loss without discussing collective-action problems
Failing to distinguish between optimal tax rates and zero taxation

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