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There are two camps on this:
2)Being taxed to serve the common good is just, WHEN they serve the infrastructure and benefit those less fortunate
#1 implies that the morality of taxation is a forgone conclusion, so taxing more is essentially mo’ better.
#2 (name removed by moderator)lies that the morality of taxation is tied to a variety of factors: effectiveness, efficiency, and the morality of personal responsibility and self-determination.
- Being taxed to serve the common good is just, BECAUSE they serve the infrastructure and benefit those less fortunate
2)Being taxed to serve the common good is just, WHEN they serve the infrastructure and benefit those less fortunate
#1 implies that the morality of taxation is a forgone conclusion, so taxing more is essentially mo’ better.
#2 (name removed by moderator)lies that the morality of taxation is tied to a variety of factors: effectiveness, efficiency, and the morality of personal responsibility and self-determination.