It’s safe to say that economic inequality bothers us. But why? Harvard philosopher T. M. Scanlon offers four reasons we should tackle — and fix — the problem.
世界上，以及美国国内，收入与财富的巨大不平等令人深为忧虑。即便是许多从这种不平等中获益的人，也觉得应当采取措施来减少乃至消除它。但我们为什么要这样想？推动收入与财富走向更大平等的最有力理由究竟是什么？
将资源从富人转移给穷人，一个显而易见的理由，就是这样做能让穷人过得更好。彼得·辛格在其关于”有效利他主义”的TED演讲中，为自愿性再分配提出了有力的理由：世界上有许多穷人，而富人通过捐钱所能带来的改善，与他们所需付出的微小牺牲相比，实在是不可同日而语。
若要为通过非自愿方式（如征税）来减少不平等提供正当性依据，就必须解释清楚：这种再分配为何不只是一种掠夺。
这些支持再分配的理由，在穷人处境极为糟糕时最为充分，正如辛格所描述的那些案例。但总会有一些……
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