How could a Kantian justify progressive taxation?
Perhaps a Kantian couldn't. But I'd be inclined to make a case on grounds of the the self-love example in the Foundations : no rational being can will a world in which nobody helps anyone else. Progressive taxation is a form of helping others. But Kant never says you should help others on all possible occasions and by all possible means. Why shouldn't the rational agent 'pass' on progressive taxation if e.g. she gives sufficiently to charity ?
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Today the Smithsonian Institution's Kite Festival took place. Kite fliers from all over the region and the country came out to demonstrate designs both old and new and flying skills, and many came to watch and fly with them just for fun.
This "Taxation Without Representation" kite, in the form of a DC flag and highlighting D.C.'s lack of voting representation in Congress, went up on the competition field for just a few minutes -- before a lattice broke and it came crashing down. Some might see a parallel to the lifespan of various legislative efforts to bring voting rights to citizens of Washington.
(I'm surprised I didn't see more kites delivering a political message.)
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