Author Question: One of McCaffery's main objections to inheritance taxes is they a. are contrary to established ... (Read 19 times)

shenderson6 · **on:** Jul 20, 2018

One of McCaffery's main objections to inheritance taxes is they

a. are contrary to established religious principles of the Judeo-Christian tradition.
b. penalize those who carefully save and reward those who are lavish spenders.
c. conflict with basic principles of the United States Constitution.
d. lead to inefficient management of industry, since those who would inherit large
businesses are the best qualified to operate those businesses.
e. make it impossible to establish enormous family fortunes that may then be used
for large-scale public projects (such as the founding of a university or an art
museum).

Question 2

Breaking a promise is acceptable to me on those occasions when I stand to benefit. This is a(n) argument.

a) Deontological
b) Utilitarian
c) Retributivist
d) Egoistic