Consider an individual who has lost a leg but, with a new artificial leg, has the same

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Consider an individual who has lost a leg but, with a new artificial leg, has the same earning power as before. How should his or her taxes differ from a similar individual who has not lost a leg:

(a) Under utilitarianism;

(b) Under a Rawlsian social welfare function;

(c) If you believed that ability to pay provided the appropriate basis for taxation?

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Economics Of The Public Sector

ISBN: 9780393925227

4th Edition

Authors: Joseph E. Stiglitz, Jay K. Rosengard

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