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Why Tax Breaks?
Do you actually know the reason behind tax breaks? Currently, class warfare has being wage against the wealthy and middle classes. Tax breaks are not for all classes. The elimination of tax breaks could help settle the conspiracy issues of class warfare. Everyone wants to live a good life and have equal opportunities and furthermore, we all know that is not new in our society. In our society today, arguments are still going on between Democrats and Republicans about the elimination of tax breaks. And the dispute of tax breaks is not only between political parties, but also we the fellow citizens as well. However, many are claiming that it’s outrageously unfair. Tax breaks is the government way of lowering taxes for the benefit of everybody

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