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Social Issues: The Ethics and Economics of Taxes and Public Programs
Social Issues The Ethics and Economics of Taxes and Public Programs Author:John C. Winfrey Given the recent cuts in government budgets, issues such as taxation, welfare, health care, social security, and environmental protection are drawing increasing attention to the basic problems of how to divide resources equitably among all members of society. Social Issues provides a framework for discussing and resolving these current, pressing... more » social issues. As each issue is considered, the book clarifies the moral, political, and economic dimensions that must be weighed as current programs and reform proposals are evaluated. Throughout, this book provides a forum for open discussion in which the moral values and political and economic viewpoints from different viewpoints are entertained, discussed, and evaluated.« less