Title: Why the Rich Should Be Taxed More: Moral Argument for Progressive Taxation - Soapboxie
Headings: Why the Rich Should Be Taxed More: Moral Argument for Progressive Taxation
Why the Rich Should Be Taxed More: Moral Argument for Progressive Taxation
Moral Justification for a Progressive Tax
Taxes on the Rich
Community, Exchange, and Wealth Creation
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Content: By working hard within that system, they have utilized these factors more than someone else. They have directly benefited by attaining an education and by using the roads, bridges, and airports built and maintained by the state, for instance. And they may have benefited indirectly by employing people educated by public schools and purchasing from vendors who import goods through government-secured ports and shipping lanes. Many argue that the wealthy have already paid their "debt" simply by engaging in market exchange: They paid a price for the goods and services they bought from other private individuals or companies. This argument fails to recognize that all of these transactions occurred within the context of a larger economic system that must be maintained. Without that system, none of those transactions would be possible. pinterest-pin-it
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Community, Exchange, and Wealth Creation
Without community, there can be no economic exchange. And with no exchange, no wealth. Therefore, the more wealth one has earned, the more they have benefitted from the community.