Social justice policies from "summary" of Economic Facts and Fallacies by Thomas Sowell
Social justice policies often involve efforts to override or undercut the outcomes of the marketplace, in the name of fairness or social justice. These policies assume that the existing distribution of income, wealth, and other benefits is fundamentally unjust and that prevailing economic processes are therefore unfair. However, this assumption is not necessarily valid, as these policies fail to consider alternative explanations for differences in economic outcomes. One of the key problems with social justice policies is that they often ignore the incentives that drive economic decisions and outcomes. By focusing solely on redistributing wealth or benefits, these policies can inadvertently create perverse incentives that discourage productive behavior and incentivize dependency. This can lead to a cycle of poverty and reliance on g...
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