I don't understand why inequality is inherently bad. It seems fine to me. Force is bad, and sometimes inequality is created through force - but inequality is not *in and of itself* bad. I often (not always) interpret people who dislike inequality as envious and dissatisfied.
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I often hear people talking about inequality without acknowledging that the bottom poorest percentages have been doing the best by several metrics then they have throughout the rest of human history. But no, not good enough - other people are doing even better and that's not ok.
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Again to clarify - in the cases where force is used (and there are a LOT of these, mostly by the government) this can significantly increase inequality, and thus inequality is a sign of oppression of the lower class. This "inequality-by-force" is definitely bad.
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To the extent one believes an unequal society ethical, one must agree to the lowest rank of that inequality.
If one consents to a society w/ slavery, one implicitly okays slavery, and the ethical possibility of themselves becoming a slave.
How far down are you okay with going?
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idk i've had a very consistent political philosophy around this even during times i was going hungry because I couldn't afford food so I think pretty far down?
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The thing is that the current distribution of capital results from, in large part, racist, sexist force. Redlining helps explain America’s black/white family wealth inequality. Overpolicing of black communities exacerbates racial income inequality.
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Inequality through purely voluntary behavior might or might not be “bad” but it’s a fantasy. Right now the state uses violence to ensure the people who have traditionally had more continue to have more than others. That’s wrong.
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