good taxes and bad taxes 稅務大觀園

Everybody pays taxes. We cannot avoid pay taxes.
每一個人都要繳稅，這是無法避免的。

There are good taxes and there are bad taxes.
稅有好的稅，當然也有不好的稅。

Bad taxes have a negative impart on our society. Good taxes can help us improve our society.
好的稅可以幫助社會進步，不好的稅則對社會有不良的影響。

Income Tax and Business Tax are the two most important taxes. They are bad taxes. Think about it: people work hard to make an income. Then the government comes and says: "You must give me some of your income." The more you work, the more you have to give to the government.
所得稅和營業稅是兩個很重要的稅，但它們是不好的稅。想想看：一個人努力工作來賺取所得，政府來了就跟你說：「你必須給我一些你的所得」而且你賺的越多，你要給政府的越多。

To get the income that managers think they should be paid, they ask more money from their boss. Companies have to spend more money on labour. By contrast, machines are cheaper and they don't complain. As a result , companies would rather buy more machines than hire more employees. This makes many people out of work.
為了得到員工讓為他們應得的所得，他們會向老闆要求更多的薪水。公司就要支付更多成本在員工上。相比之下，機器比較便宜又不會發牢騷，因此，公司寧可購入更多台機器也不願雇用更多的員工。這讓許多人面臨失業。

To get a fair income, the government could tax things that have a negative impact on our society. For example, the government could create or increase taxes on all forms of pollution and exploitation of natural resources. Thus, in order to pay less taxes, companies would stop or at least reduce the use of non-renewable resources. Factories would be more environmentally friendly. We would use less energy and we would need fewer power plants. Companies would start to value more the talents of their workers rather than always relying on machine-tools. As a result, everybody would enjoy fresher air and cleaner surroundings.