Question

I was reading an interesting article in The Detroit News, Mar 27, 2019.20 US states have a law that allows people with a gambling problem to voluntarily "blacklist" themselves from gambling halls in the state. By signing the document, they admit to committing a crime (misdemeanor trespass) if they so much as enter the establishment again. If they return to a gambling hall and happen to win anything, the state seizes their winnings, which are used to fund treatments for compulsive gamblers. They are also fined $1000 for the crime. Requiring compulsive gamblers to pay for the treatments via a fine or tax is an example of what kind of ethic? Benefits-received principle Ability-to-pay principle Ceteris peribus principle the MPC principle the NILF principle

Answer 1

Benefits received principle

Explanation: In the benefits received principle, tax is levied on people who derive benefit from the tax. Here, the contribution of the gamblers is benefitting the gamblers themselves.