According to the New York Times on July 24, 2011, wealthy families are using private planes to send their kids to summer camp instead of enduring the "arduous logistics" of using a car to get to upstate New York or rural Maine. Blogger Matthew Yglesias commented on the story: "This, needless to say, is why progressive taxation is a good idea. Wealthy people experience a sharply declining marginal utility of money. if this kind of high-end consumption was more heavily taxed with the proceeds used to finance the less fortunate's consumption, overall well- being could be easily enhanced. "Based on this information, which philosophy does Yglesias MOST LIKELY subscribe to? Da. There is not enough information to determine the answer. b.Rawls's maximin principle c. utilitarianism d. Nozick's entitlement theory of justice

According to the New York Times on July 24, 2011, wealthy families are using private planes to send their kids to summer camp instead of enduring the "arduous logistics" of using a car to get to upstate New York or rural Maine. Blogger Matthew Yglesias commented on the story: "This, needless to say, is why progressive taxation is a good idea. Wealthy people experience a sharply declining marginal utility of money. if this kind of high-end consumption was more heavily taxed with the proceeds used to finance the less fortunate's consumption, overall well- being could be easily enhanced. "Based on this information, which philosophy does Yglesias MOST LIKELY subscribe to? Da. There is not enough information to determine the answer. b.Rawls's maximin principle c. utilitarianism d. Nozick's entitlement theory of justice

Principles of Microeconomics (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305971493

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter12: The Design Of The Tax System

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