According to the July 24, 2011, New York Times, wealthy families are using private planes to send their kids to summer camp instead of enduring the "arduous logistics" of using a car to get to upstate New York or rural Maine. Blogger Matthew Yglesias commented on the story:
"This, needless to say, is why progressive taxation is a good idea. Very rich people experience a sharply declining marginal utility of money. If this kind of high-end consumption was more heavily taxed with the proceeds used to finance the consumption of the less fortunate, overall well-being could be easily enhanced."
Based on this information, which philosophy does Yglesias MOST likely subscribe to?

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Yglesias suggests that a progressive tax system could enhance overall well-being by redistributing wealth from the very rich to the less fortunate. This is a utilitarian perspective that emphasizes the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Rawls's maximin principle would prioritize the well-being of the least well-off person in society, while Nozick's entitlement theory argues that individuals are entitled to the fruits of their labor and voluntary transactions.

According to the July 24, 2011, New York Times, Wealthy