Re:Wage Stagnation
by zeroname on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @04:50AM
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> Yes, that's the reason we're doing things this way, but that's not a moral reasoning.
It is moral to allocate resources more efficiently, as it increases well-being and reduces waste.
> If it were, that would mean being opposed to e.g. being taxed to take care of the disabled.
Not at all. A society which allocates resources more efficiently has more resources available to deal with such problems. It is also in the self-interest of every individual to be taken care of, should they become disabled.
The (im)morality of using taxation to this end (as opposed to voluntary charity and private insurance) is a separate debate altogether.
> I'm wondering whether there's a way to reconcile those two in the same moral framework.
It is moral to allocate resources more efficiently, as it increases well-being and reduces waste.
> If it were, that would mean being opposed to e.g. being taxed to take care of the disabled.
Not at all. A society which allocates resources more efficiently has more resources available to deal with such problems. It is also in the self-interest of every individual to be taken care of, should they become disabled.
The (im)morality of using taxation to this end (as opposed to voluntary charity and private insurance) is a separate debate altogether.
> I'm wondering whether there's a way to reconcile those two in the same moral framework.
They're already reconciled.