Paying Taxes

Citizens bear the responsibility of participating in public expenses to maintain an organized society. Evasion of such payments is immoral and illegal.

At the same time, taxes should always be reasonable and not regarded by the public as an immoral decree that should be evaded.

Taxes should never be considered too severe for the public to endure. Taxes exceeding half of a person's earnings are not deemed appropriate.

High taxes can only be collected by coercion and may encourage people to break the law as well as decrease tax revenues.

Evasions of reasonable taxes that do not exceed half a person's income are equivalent to stealing from the public.

Tax rules should be made easy to understand and carry out. This would prevent loopholes that may trip up the innocent.