In this set of materials, both the reading and the lecture deal with The US’ individual income tax. Regarding this issue, the lecturer argues that it was essential for people while the writer claims that it was not beneficial for them.
According to the lecture, individual income tax was not necessary because tax other than income covered most work expanses. This rebuts the writer’s claim that the income from the usual taxes was successful.
Second, the lecturer goes on to say that the graduated rate system didn’t lighten the financial burden from poor people. This is because it is not reasonable to let people shoulder such burden since not everyone has taken off the books and even if some are rich, it’s just punishing them for their success. This counters the reading passage’s viewpoint that the graduated rate system reduced a portion of the tax burden from people who need financial help.
Lastly, the lecturer mentions that this act was entirely inappropriate and couldn’t solidify the government because it was nothing but negative force. This counters the writer’s claim that the income tax was indispensable to strengthen control in the hand of federal government.