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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
It's not. It's philosophical. But the model is more robust--remember, you don't know what position you'll be in behind the veil of ignorance, so, in such a position, you would choose to ensure that the least well off are the best taken care of.
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Right, but those who are against progressive taxation are not proposing a zero sum game, i.e., they are not proposing that that taxes be raised on the classes below them to make up the difference. Or is you point that with theoretically less revenue, the lowest would be harmed by way of reduction in services?
Incidentally, I've heard recently that Russia's flat tax has been fairly successful, in that it has increased revenue collection. Granted, part of that is that they've had such a terrible time collecting taxes to date, but I find the concept interesting.
