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Myth-Making on Taxes.(The Myth of Ownership: Taxes and Justice)
The Myth of Ownership: Taxes and Justice, by Liam Murphy and Thomas Nagel (Oxford, 272 pp., $25)
Any modern society must perform two tasks simultaneously: It must secure a free and stable social order, and it must distribute fairly among its citizens the wealth that is generated by that order. Only some mixed system of private initiative and government action can meet these twin challenges. But which mix, and why? A well-nigh universal consensus recognizes that government must protect its citizens from violence and aggression, both at home and abroad. A powerful social consensus gives the state some role on such matters as highways and public health. Widespread ...
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- Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) May 22, 2006 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) April 4, 2006 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) July 25, 2006 700+ words
Byline: Liam Murphy THE Open is set to return to Wirral in less than a decade after a hugely successful competition at Hoylake. The tournament's...
- Proud Joan wins medals battle for late husband; Liam Murphy meets an...
- Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) March 22, 2005 700+ words
Byline: Liam Murphy PROUD Joan Dyble has finally been reunited with the medals her late husband thought he had lost when a fire swept through the boat...
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- Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) February 21, 2005 700+ words
Byline: Liam Murphy AFAMILY claim they have been forced to move out of their pounds 400, 000 dream home after it was judged unfit to live in. Terri...
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- Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) May 9, 2006 700+ words
Byline: Liam Murphy WIRRAL'S best produce will be on display this summer with the launch of the borough's first Food and Drink Festival. One of...
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- Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) April 26, 2005 700+ words
Byline: Liam Murphy and Jessica Shaughnessy TURNOUT continues its downward slide and more people tell opinion polls they have little or no interest...