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 * 1) Introduction: Thomas Jefferson once said "A wise and frugal government shall restrain men from injuring one another...(and) leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits,". In reality the Government is too excessive in spending, there has been an increasing level of inequality in America due to higher cost of living across the board. It hasn't even prevented people from injuring themselves, considering the police brutality against disadvantaged minority groups and has caused expensive embarrassments such as the defeat in Afghanistan.
 * 2) In order to counter this, the government must cut its budget, get tough on income inequality by instating higher taxes towards the oligarchy, instate tax transparency, and use trust and responsibility to help gain credibility and satisfaction among the residents of america.


 * 1) Body Paragraph
 * 2) reason for claim
 * 3) The purpose of government under Jefferson's point of view is that the government is supposed to help the people by using the least interference possible to maximize the quality of life. As America has become more imperialistic with territorial expansion and more arrogant from it's exceptionalism, the quality of life for people who weren't white decreased substantially and the money that it takes from law-abiding citizens to fund its revenge wars against terrorism and the industrial corporations that sponsor politicians have skyrocketed. This has lead to an increasing disparity among the 1% and the poor and increased violence against people who are biased, such as African Americans.
 * 4) evidence
 * 5) Time cites that wealth gap wasn't as wide as it is today. Mid century, 1% earned 13% of national income. Bottom half earned 20%. Wealth inequality only got serious in the 1980's  when labor was outsourced. The economy favors men, and women are marginalized, this is opposed to the american government encouraging everyone to get their share of the economic benefits.
 * 6) Forbes has criticized the government for spending too much, which increases the debt to GDP ratio. As a result cost of living has increased substantially, including college. Government has become inefficient with dealing with basic tasks.
 * 7) After the George Floyd murder, people have been outraged over excessive force by the police. This has prevented many Black Americans from exercising their right to pursue their happiness without arbitrary bias.
 * 8) The American government has not been considerate to its servicemen and the goodwill of others. The Afghanistan war cost america $8 trillion and 900,000 lives.
 * 9) counterclaim
 * 10) Causes cites that taxing the rich would impact business
 * 11) On the other hand, taxing the elite would help support business through enhancing the supply chain and help using the money to improve quality of life
 * 12) cites that gov spending increases growth
 * 13) only increases debt
 * 14) Vox says that more cops is less crime
 * 15) police spending is expensive, $20 billion went to policing in California, instead focus on improving livelihoods. Dissatisfaction is the motivation of crime.
 * 16) The government has become increasingly bloated and inefficient, by reducing gov size, we can redirect the money to improve livelihoods.