Suppose Rita obtains 10 units of utility from the last dollar of income she receives and David obtains 6 units of utility from his last dollar of income.Assume both David and Rita have the same capacity to derive utility from income with identical marginal-utility-of-income-curves.Those who favor an equal distribution of income would:

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The principle of an equal distribution of income would suggest that income should be redistributed from David to Rita since Rita obtains more utility per dollar of income than David. This would lead to a more equal distribution of utility between them, which is the goal of those who support equal distribution of income.

Suppose Rita Obtains 10 Units of Utility from the Last