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The distinction between consumer and citizen preferences has long vexed the theory of public finance. Should the public economy serve the same goals … - Mark Sagoff
" "The distinction between consumer and citizen preferences has long vexed the theory of public finance. Should the public economy serve the same goals as the household economy? May it serve, instead, goals emerging from our association as citizens? The question asks if we may collectively strive for and achieve only those items we individually compete for and consume. Should we aspire, instead, to public goals we may legislate as a nation?
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About Mark Sagoff
Mark Sagoff is Director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy and Professor of Philosophy at George Mason University.
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We act as consumers to get what we want for ourselves. We act as citizens to achieve what we think is right or best for the community. The question arises, then, whether what we want for ourselves individually as consumers is consistent with the goals we would set for ourselves collectively as citizens. ... They are not.
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