I am a freelance writer by night, by day an Executive Recruiter in Toronto, Canada. This subject would be very easy for me to write about, with your direction. I am accustomed to dialogue with clients about the best ways to attract top talent and methods of retention. I look forward to discussing the potential of a long-term professional association.
Here is a short sample from an article I wrote recently entitled "A Brief History of Taxation." The usage rights were sold recently, with the author byline of K.W. West in case it appears in a copyscape search.
"In more modern times, as governments became more adept at collecting taxes, the revenue accrued increased dramatically. Unfortunately for the taxpayer, so did expenditure. As wars became more common and more expensive, the tax burden increased. Studies have confirmed that the tax burden of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries increased by 85% in England. No surprise then that this period gave rise to the first calls for what we know as Progressive Taxation. Adam Smith, in Wealth of Nations, wrote “It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more than in that proportion.” The cry “No Taxation without Representation” was the shout heard around the world, the spark that ignited the American Revolution. The Declaration of the Rights of Man has this to say about taxation: “A common contribution is essential for the maintenance of the public forces and for the cost of administration. This should be equitably distributed among all the citizens in proportion to their means.”