Taxes were low and fair.

Meaning: The amount of money people had to pay to the government was small and equitable.

Choice of Words: Taxes refers to the money paid to the government. Were is a form of the verb 'to be'. Low means not high in amount or degree. Fair means just and impartial.

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Taxes were not high and they were fair.

Meaning: This means that the amount of money people had to pay to the government was not a lot, and everyone had to pay the same amount.

Choice of Words: **Taxes** are the money that you pay to the government to help pay for things like schools, roads, and hospitals. **Were not high** means that the amount of money you had to pay was not a lot. **Fair** means that everyone had to pay the same amount of money, no matter how much money they had.

The taxes were low and everyone had to pay the same amount.

Meaning: This means that the amount of money people had to pay to the government was not a lot, and everyone had to pay the same amount.

Choice of Words: **Taxes** are the money that you pay to the government to help pay for things like schools, roads, and hospitals. **Low** means that the amount of money you had to pay was not a lot. **Everyone had to pay the same amount** means that no matter how much money you had, you had to pay the same amount as everyone else.

The government didn't take a lot of money from people, and everyone had to pay their fair share.

Meaning: This means that the government did not require people to pay a lot of money in taxes, and everyone had to pay the same amount.

Choice of Words: **The government** is the group of people who run a country. **Didn't take a lot of money from people** means that the government did not require people to pay a lot of money in taxes. **Everyone had to pay their fair share** means that everyone had to pay the same amount of money in taxes.

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