For citizens, is tax paying a big enough contribution to their society? i just wrote an article. can somebody help me revision it? and is it proper to call it " article"? :P Paying tax through handing some incomes of individuals in to the local authority contributes to the local government’s basic revenue, which plays an essential role in the development of our society. Governments must allocate money, the tax revenue coming from citizens, to programs such as public transportation, healthy care service and the insurance for the retirement, thereby improving people’s living standard. Also, with this money, it is possible for governments to withstand destabilizing factors like terrorism. It seems that individuals can fulfill their duty as civilians through taxpaying, because social development and stability rely on taxes in a great deal. However, some people argue that only paying taxes is not enough. Due to the intensive social rivalry and increasing living cost, individuals are suffering from significant pressure of modern life and money become an important part of our life. If people only focus on money, it is conceivable that individuals become indifferent to each other and thus the social cohesion and harmony will be undermined. So we have responsibility to devote ourselves to actions that help facilitate social harmony. In my opinion, for citizens, there are lots of ways that contribute to local community, such as volunteering for a social service job, being a teacher in rural areas as well as paying tax. We do need to give priority to taxpaying, because we are facing countless dilemmas such as the widening wealth gap, the resources wastes and the reconsidering of the alternative energy like unclear power, all of which need capital to ameliorate. However, it is short-sighted to deem the taxpaying as the entire obligation for members of our society. In fact, we should boost our social prosperity in both material aspect and spiritual aspect.