tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post4970749793295994246..comments2023-11-02T10:22:20.717-04:00Comments on Mike Anderson's Ancient History Blog: Aristotle and DemocracyMike Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072553719998549925noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post-29336657756421931672010-12-05T14:17:35.763-05:002010-12-05T14:17:35.763-05:00Al,
Thanks for the comments. I think the rich hav...Al,<br /><br />Thanks for the comments. I think the rich have a moral obligation to the poor, but should they also have a legal obligation?<br /><br />Second, where does personal responsibility fit in here? Is there a middle group who could succeed if they knew they had to versus those who could not succeed under any circumstances.<br /><br />Third, how well does "justice' apply in a social context versus legal context? To me it's easier to apply in the legal context because we want the guilty convicted and the not guilty acquitted. It's less clear in the social context who is who.Mike Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072553719998549925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post-32988889795435598202010-12-02T21:25:22.822-05:002010-12-02T21:25:22.822-05:00aristotle was wrong, and so are you:
it is very h...aristotle was wrong, and so are you:<br /><br />it is very hard to form a view of justice, without asking people 'what is just?'<br /><br />if we assume everyone will answer that justice favors himself, the best justice is that that favors the most.<br /><br />so taxation of the rich and distribution to the poor is 'just,' as close as we can come when working with humans.<br /><br />it is worth noting, america was most prosperous after ww2, when the rich were paying taxes in excess of 95% on marginal income.al loomishttp://yourdemocracyblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com