Chris Freiman(@cafreiman):An interesting asymmetry: when rich egalitarians fail to give to particular individuals in need, socialists will excuse it on the grounds that poverty is a structural problem, but those same socialists will criticize employers for offering low wages to particular employees.

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Chris Freiman@cafreiman

2026.10.14 12:19

An interesting asymmetry: when rich egalitarians fail to give to particular individuals in need, socialists will excuse it on the grounds that poverty is a structural problem, but those same socialists will criticize employers for offering low wages to particular employees.