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545. Enough with the Slippery Slopes!

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The Slippery Slope Argument in Scalia's Case

Supreme Court justices invoke slippery slope arguments in a number of hot button social issues. In one case, the court rule that intent to contribute capital or labor sometime in the future is insufficient to make someone a partner in a business for tax purposes. Justice Scalia's thinking was you can't just unspool absolutely everything you hate and use that as your slippery slope.

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