School Project

1. Taxes; Are They Fair?
By: Jasmine Wise

2. Intro:
• Unfair taxes mainly occur in the U.S.
Millionaires pay less Taxes & middle
class pay more.

3. 2011-2012 Timeline

4. Key: = Location
Location

5. Where and When?
• In New York, families are having trouble
paying for simple things like groceries,
because of taxes. Taxes have been
happening since 1913.

6. •Children of all ages and races are
affected negatively, by there
parents, (in the middle class),
having to pay unfair taxes.

7. President Barack Obama is trying to help
the cause. He has set a plan for the
government to try to make taxes be the
same amount for everybody.

8. Effects On Me
• Unfair Taxes affects me because, my
parents, being your average middle class
family are forced to pay high taxes. That
means less money for my family.
• This also affects me in the future because
as an adult, if I am in the middle class, I
will also be forced to pay Taxes that are
unfair.

9. This Means Every Millionaire

10. Now this sign has
multiple meanings.
Most of
Americans,
agree that we
should not tax the
rich only, but to
have us pay the
same amount, or
close to it.

11. Sources
• http://www.nobeveragetax.com/
• http://i.infopls.com/images/states_imgmap.gif
• http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politic

12. By: Jasmine