SCENARIO #1
New Jersey Congressman Ebenezer Scrooge proposes a bill that would double all income taxes. The
increase in taxes would go toward giving members of Congress enormous raíses, as well as private jets
and penthouse apartments in Washington D.C.
The bill, titled the Too Bad, So Sad Act of 2019, is passed by a majority of both the Senate and the House
of Representatives and automatically goes into law.
A. Which principle prevents this from happening?
B. Why?