题目内容
话题链接：Family income after taxes remained virtually unchanged between 2001 and 2002 after growing during the previous five years, says Statistics Canada．After-tax income for families of two people or more was an estimated $60 500, virtually unchanged from $60 300 in 2001 after adjustments for inflation, the agency said Thursday．
“This lack of growth was in contrast to the increase of 3.2 per cent in annual average after-tax income for these families between 1996 and 2001．”
Average after-tax income declined in 2002 for single-parent families headed by women, the agency said．However, their income gains were among the strongest between 1996 and 2002 because more single mothers had jobs．
“On average, the after-tax income for the estimated 500 000 single-parent families headed by women declined to $30 800 in 2002 from $32 500 in 2001．”
“For unattached individuals, after-tax income amounted to $25 900 in 2002, up 2.4 per cent from 2001．”
After-tax income for families of two people or more remained stable in most provinces, but there was the occasional exception．
“In Alberta, after-tax income declined to $64 300 in 2002 from $65 600 in 2001．”“The biggest gain was in Nova Scotia where after-tax income for families of two or more people rose to $51 000 from $49 800．”
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问题导入：Should we know our family's income？(你觉得孩子有必要知道家庭的收入情况吗？)
Student 1：As a high school student, I think we should know our parents' income．It not only helps us understand our parents, but also helps us know life is not easy．We should make the best use of the money and not waste money．
Student 2：In my point of view, students shouldn't know their parents' income, or they'll change their study attitude．If they know their parents have lots of money, they will not put their hearts into study．They'll think that their parents will be able to offer them a chance of working in the future, even if they don't study hard．Our parents have the right to keep their own personal matters private．They work hard and get what they want with their money．
Parent 1：I want my child to know our family's income．Because my income is not very good, but I work so hard．I want him to know“gain comes from pain”．I think it will help him to face difficulties in life and study and try his best to overcome it．
Parent 2：I think letting children know their parents' income is not a good thing．I have my own company and can earn more money than average families, so I can offer my son a richer life and can even arrange his future life for him．But I find my son doesn't want to study, he seems to think he can have everything in life more easily than his classmates．So I'm worried about my son．
Teachers：We think that children should know their parents' income．The most important thing is to show children the fact that people need to work for their money and to tell them how to manage their money as an independent person．What's more, this will also help children understand that they should share troubles with their parents．At least, they should learn to make the best use of money and not to follow fashions all the time．
Your view：________________________
