In a Society Where the Income Distribution Is Skewed, and Rich

question 151

Essay

In a society where the income distribution is skewed, and rich people have a very large chunk of the total income in the country, will utilitarians advocate reallocation of resources if the rich get more utility, i.e., more value from the amount of the transfer than the poor people do?

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