I'm also inclined to agree with Mr Miron that the distributive consequences of slashing rates aren't so clear:The fairness objection is not convincing, however, because American taxation of capital income leads capital to countries with lower rates of taxation.
However, a good deal of what can be said in reply to the fairness objection also applies to this dependency objection, and so we will not lose much by focusing on the fairness objection for present purposes.
The integrity objection is often tied to a fairness objection, which holds that public reason liberalism treats religious reasons and secular reasons unequally, giving arbitrary and unjustified preference to secular reasons (Perry 1993, Wolterstorff 1997).
The fairness objection also assumes that the advantages of genetic enhancement are competitive advantages, so that an enhancement would make the recipient better able to compete with others for goods such as careers and social status.
So even if Griffin is correct that the Kantian objection does not apply to the surgeon case, which as I said above is questionable, the fairness objection grounded in the claims of the individuals does apply.
Since the fairness objection to counting these effects in health care resource prioritization is strong, but, so far as I can see, not fully decisive, and because its force is different for different decision making levels and contexts, particular societies might exercise significant discretion through fair, democratic decision procedures about what weight to give them.
The prime minister raised fairness as an objection to the proposal, saying: "Why should the government do for one what it is not prepared to do for all?" He said amending the Qantas Sale Act would ensure the airline could "compete on a level playing field".
September 1 , 2011- Fairness Hearing to hear any objections and decide whether to grant final approval.
This aroused disquiet and objections against the fairness of the trial among an increasing amount of legal academics and judges, and The News brought much attention to Stuart's plight with an aggressive, tabloid-style campaign.
Objections against the fairness of the trial among an increasing amount of legal academics and judges, and The News brought much attention to Stuart's plight with an aggressive, tabloid-style campaign.
