dc.rights.license | In Copyright | en_US |
dc.creator | Harmon, Phillip Scott | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-19T13:50:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-19T13:50:25Z | |
dc.date.created | 2017 | |
dc.identifier | WLURG38_Harmon_POV_2017_A | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11021/33856 | |
dc.description | Phillip Scott Harmon is a member of the Class of 2017 of Washington and Lee University. | en_US |
dc.description | Capstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE] | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Increasingly obesity is becoming a greater problem in the United States. To curb this trend some policy makers have considered taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) which add unhealthy calories to the human diet. Some controversy surrounds the taxation of SSBs because they are disproportionately consumed by lower-income members of society. A tax on these drinks would be regressive. This paper justifies a penny-per-ounce excise tax on SSBs in the United States from both a Utilitarian perspective and a Rawlsian perspective. This analysis gives the tax a broad and diverse moral grounding. | en_US |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Phillip Harmon | |
dc.format.extent | 25 pages | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.rights | This material is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Washington and Lee University, Shepherd Poverty Program | en_US |
dc.title | Justification for a Penny-Per-Ounce Excise Tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages Under Two Ethical Frameworks | en_US |
dc.type | Text | en_US |
dcterms.isPartOf | RG38 - Student Papers | |
dc.rights.holder | Harmon, Phillip Scott | |
dc.subject.fast | Beverages | en_US |
dc.subject.fast | Excise tax | en_US |
dc.subject.fast | Utilitarianism | en_US |
dc.subject.fast | Theory of justice (Rawls, John) | en_US |
local.department | Shepherd Poverty Program | en_US |
local.scholarshiptype | Capstone | en_US |