Designing a just soda tax

IF 1.2 2区哲学 Q3 ECONOMICS

Economics and Philosophy Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.1017/s0266267123000172

Douglas MacKay, Alexandria Huber-Disla

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Abstract

Soda taxes are controversial. While proponents point to their potential health benefits and the public projects that could be funded with their revenue, critics argue that they are paternalistic and regressive. In this paper, we explore the prospects for designing a just soda tax, one that appropriately balances the often-competing ethical considerations of promoting social welfare, respecting people’s autonomy and ensuring distributive fairness. We argue that policymakers have several paths forward for designing a just soda tax, but that the considerations relevant to ethical policy design are more complicated than is sometimes acknowledged.

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设计汽水税

苏打水税是有争议的。虽然支持者指出了它们潜在的健康益处和可以用收入资助的公共项目，但批评者认为它们是家长式的和倒退的。在本文中，我们探讨了设计一种公正的苏打水税的前景，该税适当平衡了促进社会福利、尊重人民自治和确保分配公平等经常相互竞争的道德考虑。我们认为，政策制定者在设计公正的苏打水税方面有几条前进的道路，但与道德政策设计相关的考虑因素比有时公认的要复杂。

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Economics and Philosophy Multiple-

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1.80

自引率

8.30%

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期刊介绍： The disciplines of economics and philosophy each possess their own special analytical methods, whose combination is powerful and fruitful. Each discipline can be enriched by the other. Economics and Philosophy aims to promote their mutual enrichment by publishing articles and book reviews in all areas linking these subjects. Topics include the methodology and epistemology of economics, the foundations of decision theory and game theory, the nature of rational choice in general, historical work on economics with a philosophical purpose, ethical issues in economics, the use of economic techniques in ethical theory, and many other subjects.