Part 1 - AL-Tax

Chapter 12Table 12.2 Ranking of the arguments from strongest to weakest supporting tax evasion(0 strongly disagree, 6 strongly agree)Rank Statement Score1 Tax evasion is ethical if tax rates are too high. (S1) 4.242 Tax evasion is ethical if the government imprisons people for their political 4.08opinions. (S18)3 Tax evasion is ethical if the tax system is unfair. (S3) 4.004 Tax evasion is ethical if a significant portion of the money collected winds 3.94up in the pockets of corrupt politicians or their families and friends. (S11)5 Tax evasion is ethical if the government discriminates against me because 3.75of my religion, race or ethnic background. (S17)6 Tax evasion is ethical if I can’t afford to pay. (S14) 3.617 Tax evasion is ethical if a large portion of the money collected is 3.12wasted. (S4)8 Tax evasion would be ethical if I were a Jew living in Nazi Germany in 2.871940. (S16)9 Tax evasion is ethical if some of the proceeds go to support a war that 2.79I consider to be unjust. (S13)10 Tax evasion is ethical if a large portion of the money collected is spent on 2.19projects that I morally disapprove of. (S6)11 Tax evasion is ethical if a large portion of the money collected is spent on 1.99projects that do not benefit me. (S8)12 Tax evasion is ethical if the probability of getting caught is low. (S12) 1.6913 Tax evasion is ethical even if it means that if I pay less, others will have to 1.48pay more. (S15)14 Tax evasion is ethical if everyone is doing it. (S10) 1.4715 Tax evasion is ethical even if most of the money collected is spent 1.36wisely. (S5)15 Tax evasion is ethical even if tax rates are not too high. (S2) 1.3617 Tax evasion is ethical even if a large portion of the money collected is 1.23spent on projects that do benefit me. (S9)18 Tax evasion is ethical even if a large portion of the money collected is 1.18spent on worthy projects. (S7)McDonald and Kan, 1997). At least one study found males to be more ethical thanfemales (Barnett and Karson, 1987).These studies do not make for a good comparison to the present study, however,since those other studies began with the premise that certain acts were ethical or301