A majority of taxes are payed by the rich (top 20% of earners pay 84% of taxes - Wall Street Journal), while those who make less money, or no money, pay less (or no) taxes, while still benefiting from government entities (schools, parks, etc.). In addition, the progressive tax system that increases the percentage of taxes an individual pays the more money they make has shown to deter people from economic growth. If a person is nearing the next tax bracket, they may think twice about getting the raise or expanding the business, if the taxation will be at a higher rate.
D. He remembers that rain helps his crops grow.
The thesis<span> statement usually appears near the beginning of a paper. It can be the first sentence of an essay, but that often feels like a simplistic, unexciting beginning. It more frequently appears at or near the end of the first paragraph or two.</span>
Answer: we peeled off our sodden coats
Explanation:
The part of the sentence uses description to hold the readers interest is "we peeled off our sodden coats". Sodden means something that's soaked.
In this case, the narrator could have just written that "we took off our soaked coats" but rather, a description to hold the interest of the reader was used.
