8) “Taxes are too high”
9) “Foreign aid spending is too high"
10) “Top executives are paid too much”
I would rather rephrase "X is too high" as "X should be reduced" if that's what you want to ask. Otherwise it seems to shift the perspective from policy-making to emotional evaluation.
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.
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1. Please add the 'open_thread' tag.
2. Check if there is an active Open Thread before posting a new one. (Immediately before; refresh the list-of-threads page before posting.)
3. Open Threads should be posted in Discussion, and not Main.
4. Open Threads should start on Monday, and end on Sunday.