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Tables of Contents for The Myth of Ownership
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Chapter 1. Introduction,
3
9
Chapter 2. Traditional Criteria of Tax Equity,
12
28
I. Political Morality in Tax Policy: Fairness,
12
1
II. Vertical Equity: The Distribution of Tax Burdens,
13
3
III. The Benefit Principle,
16
4
IV. Ability to Pay: Endowment,
20
4
V. Ability to Pay: Equal Sacrifice,
24
4
VI. Ability to Pay as an Egalitarian Idea,
28
3
VII. The Problem of Everyday Libertarianism,
31
6
VIII. Horizontal Equity,
37
3
Chapter 3. Economic Justice in Political Theory,
40
36
I. Political Legitimacy,
40
2
II. Consequentialism and Deontology,
42
3
III. Public Goods,
45
3
IV. Benefits for Individuals,
48
2
V. Efficiency and Utilitarianism,
50
3
VI. Distributive Justice, Fairness, and Priority to the Worst Off,
53
3
VII. Equality of Opportunity,
56
2
VIII. Legitimate Means and Individual Responsibility,
58
2
IX. Rewards and Punishments,
60
3
X. Liberty and Libertarianism,
63
3
XI. The Moral Significance of the Market,
66
4
XII. Personal Motives and Political Values: The Moral Division of Labor,
70
3
XIII. Conclusion,
73
3
Chapter 4. Redistribution and Public Provision,
76
20
I. Two Functions of Taxation,
76
3
II. Paying for Public Goods,
79
7
III. Which Goods Are Public?,
86
2
IV. Redistribution,
88
2
V. Transfer or Provision?,
90
3
VI. Public Duties,
93
1
VII. Conclusion,
94
2
Chapter 5. The Tax Base,
96
34
I. Efficiency and Justice,
96
2
II. Outcomes, not Burdens,
98
1
III. The Consumption Base and Fairness to Savers,
99
4
IV. Fairness as Equal Liberty,
103
6
V. Desert and the Accumulation of Capital: The "Common Pool",
109
3
VI. Wealth and Welfare,
112
7
VII. Wealth and Opportunity,
119
2
VIII. Endowment and the Value of Autonomy,
121
4
IX. Exclusions and Credits,
125
3
X. Transitions,
128
2
Chapter 6. Progressivity,
130
12
I. Graduation, Progression, Incidence, and Outcomes,
130
2
II. Assessment of Outcomes,
132
3
III. Optimal Taxation,
135
4
IV. Tax Reform,
139
3
Chapter 7. Inheritance,
142
20
I. The "Death Tax",
142
3
II. The Tax Base of the Donee,
145
3
III. No Deduction for Donors,
148
2
IV. Details and Objections,
150
4
V. Equal Opportunity and Transfer Taxation,
154
5
VI. Conclusion,
159
3
Chapter 8. Tax Discrimination,
162
11
I. Justifying Differential Treatment,
162
4
II. An Example: The Marriage Penalty,
166
3
III. Incentive Effects and Arbitrariness,
169
4
Chapter 9. Conclusion: Politics,
173
18
I. Theory and Practice,
173
4
II. Justice and Self-Interest,
177
4
III. Plausible Policies,
181
7
IV. Effective Moral Ideas,
188
3
Notes,
191
18
References,
209
12
Index,
221