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: 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. They are relying more on the community and the system of exchange than a poorer person. Thus, the dollar (or euro or pound) is not just a measure of exchange—it is also a measure of reliance on and engagement with the community and the community's larger socio-economic system. Basically, the more wealth one is getting, the more one is getting out of that system. So the rich, rather than being the most independent or disconnected members of society, are actually (at least economically) the most engaged with society. The main question for policymakers is not whether the rich should pay more in taxes.