This is April, the month we are all required to file a statement of our yearly income. It just might help our attitude if we would pause a moment and reflect on why we pay taxes anyway.
Firstly, we recognize taxes are a necessary part of supporting a democratic government and a civil society. Taxes support democracy as they fund government services, court systems and national defence, which protects our lives, property and our rights.
Taxes support our daily quality of life by; giving us clean air to breathe, making sure our food and drugs are safe, keeping our travel safe on highways, trains and planes, and providing for our health care.
And so, the list goes on. We all admit these services are necessary as we reap the benefits of living the good life in our beautiful cities, provinces, and country.
Paying taxes was no less popular in Jesus' day, and some flatly refused
to pay them.
Confronting Jesus with the question,"Is it right to pay taxes or not?", his answer was, "Give to Caesar (head of the ruling government at that time) what is Caesar's and to God, what is God's."
We really do not have a choice, so each year we do the honourable thing, meanwhile being grateful for this wonderful country we are proud to call ours.— beulah
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