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Here I sit,
ready to pay my taxes and invest in this community’s future. |
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I believe that government can make lives better.
We can solve problems together that none of us can solve alone. |
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We need
clear water, clean air, and healthy communities to thrive. |
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We need
schools, hospitals, transit, and roads to live and grow. |
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Social security allows people
to retire with dignity and a safety net to support us all when we find hard times. |
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Through government,
we extinguished polio, explored space, connected the country, sequenced the genome, created a national parks system, and achieved near-universal literacy. |
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Through programs funded by our tax dollars,
we support essential nutrition and food programs for families, world-class science that cures diseases, and aid to nations around the world less economically secure than our own. |
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I am grateful for these blessings
and proud to participate in making all that possible by contributing part of my earnings to invest in my community. |
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I worked hard for this money,
and I know these tax dollars are an essential part of building the country I want to continue to fight for to make better. |
“Tax Intention” by Zach Teutsch was first published by the author via his Facebook and Twitter pages on 26 April 2021, writing “Last week, a client said ‘I am a Democrat, I believe in taxes’ and it led to a discussion about creating an intention people can say before paying their taxes–to help us see it as a moment to feel inspired rather than annoyed.”
Source(s)
Tax Intention (Values Added Financial 2021)
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