Q: Why does President Obama continue to perpetuate the myth that the rich pay less in taxes?
A: To mislead and confuse the general electorate. Twenty percent of of $1M is a larger number than 30% of $250k. On a flat tax rate, where everyone pays 9%, the same rules would apply. So, the "rich" do pay considerably more in taxes than the middle and low income wage earners.
You just used perpetuate in a sentence. However, it was not a complete sentance.
The Earth has spun perpetually for billions of years.
To perpetuate is to make something last. An example sentence would be: They were trying to perpetuate their date as long as possible.
He had to perpetuate his meal so he would have leftovers for the next day.
The speeches seemed to perpetuate longer, as the night progressed.
If you mean how to use perpetuate in a sentence, here is an example:They say laughter is the key medicine to perpetuate your life.(perpetuate- to extend or prolong)
Yelling at each other does nothing but perpetuate the argument. A tax increase will only perpetuate the poverty in our city. When classmates laugh at your son's outbursts, it only perpetuates his bad behavior.
Selfishness is a perpetual problem of the human race. That and bad spelling.
Perpetuity refers to something being perpetual or never-ending. An example of something being in perpetuity would be an unending succession of payments.
The noun forms of the verb to perpetuate are perpetuator, perpetuation, perpetuity, and the gerund, perpetuating.
dinosaurs didn't live perpetual they didn't live for a every long time
Any verb form meaning to "bring to an end" : end, finish, terminate. PERPETUATE means to continue (especially indefinitely), to avoid extinction. Example : "His story was intended to perpetuate the old myth." Example : "Rather than perpetuate the conflict, the two sides ended the war."
The word "perpetuous" is a correct spelling but a rarely-used term meaning perpetual (lasting forever). It is used in the proper name Perpetuous Dreamer, a musical group.(*not to be confused with impetuous, given to rash or ill-considered actions)
Many addicts are perpetual liars until they begin the recovery process. She buys every skin care product on the market hoping to discover perpetual youth.