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benefit principle [2 records]

Record 1 2015-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
  • Taxation
CONT

Democracies have generally adopted pragmatic solutions that will please neither the enthusiasts in favor of benefit notions for the enthusiasts in favor of thoroughgoing redistributional-sacrifice notions.

CONT

... [Modern tax systems] give some weight to benefit notions ...

OBS

... the general notion that different people should be taxed in proportion to the "benefit" they can be expected to receive from public activity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
  • Fiscalité

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
OBS

or insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
OBS

ou de l'assurance Déb. 8-11-51 p. 867

Spanish

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