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Free to Choose/Who Owns Me?

Justice

Season 1Episode 3Aired 2009-09-27
Free to Choose/Who Owns Me?

Free to Choose/Who Owns Me?

Sandel introduces the libertarian notion that redistributive taxation—taxing the rich to give to the poor—is akin to forced labor. If you live in a society that has a system of progressive taxation, aren’t you obligated to pay your taxes? Don’t many rich people often acquire their wealth through sheer luck or family fortune?