Abstract
Whereas right-libertarians do not think that it is a requirement of justice that we raise revenues for persons with disabilities, both left-libertarians and liberal egalitarians think that there is such a requirement. An issue remains for the latter two theorists—how ought we to raise this revenue? Liberal egalitarians typically endorse either universal taxation or taxation of the wealthy. Left-libertarians, on the other hand, cannot so easily appeal to the methods of universal taxation and taxation of the wealthy, as they are illegitimately coercive. One such method left open to the left-libertarian is one proposed by Michael Otsuka. He argues that both left-libertarians and liberal egalitarians should find the method of taxation of the unjust to be a reasonably strong way of raising revenue. In this paper, I point out problems with Otsuka’s argument, as well as directly criticize the method of taxation of the unjust.
Recommended Citation
Dittmer, J. P. (2009). Raising Revenue for Persons with Disabilities. Res Publica, 15(1), pp. 33-51. Springer.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-008-9061-3
Department(s)
Arts, Languages, and Philosophy
Keywords and Phrases
Alternative methods to universal taxation; Charity; Left-libertarianism; Liberal egalitarianism; Michael Otsuka; Persons with disabilities; Right-libertarianism; Taxation of the unjust; Taxation of the wealthy; Universal taxation
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1356-4765
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2005 Springer, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Feb 2009
