The difference between the Founders’ and progressive’s visions can be summarized this way: The Founders believed citizens could best pursue happiness if government was limited to protecting the life, liberty, and property of individuals.…Unlike the framers of the Constitution, progressives believed...
Ages 32 – 36: You are in the top one percent income level if you make roughly $210,000, myideal income for maximum happinessas an individual. You are in the top 0.1 percent if you make roughly $570,000. We are now in the ideal income zone of $200,000 – $250,000 a year per...
The Political Philosophy of Redistributing Income We consider three philosophies: Utilitarianism Liberalism Libertarianism Utilitarianism Utility: a measure of happiness or satisfaction Utilitarianism: argues that govt should choose policies to maximize society’s total utility Founders: Jeremy Bentham, John ...