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    It is not the case that An institution whose outputs are structurally biased toward powerful private actors cannot satisfy the beneficence conditions invoked in P1–P4, defeating the consequentialist legitimation strategy from within.

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    • 1.Structural bias toward powerful actors may still produce net positive consequences for broader populations, making consequentialist legitimacy possible despite unequal distribution.
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    • 2.Beneficence conditions (P1-P4) may permit some degree of systematic inequality if alternative institutional designs would produce worse overall outcomes for all parties.
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    • 3.The claim conflates 'equal benefit distribution' with 'beneficence conditions,' but these are distinct—consequentialism cares about total welfare, not equality.
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    • 1.Institutions demonstrably allocate resources and opportunities disproportionately to wealthy actors through documented structural mechanisms like lobbying access and regulatory capture.
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    • 2.Consequentialist legitimacy requires outcomes that benefit all affected parties; systematic bias toward one group defeats this by definition.
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    • 3.If an institution's design predictably produces unequal benefits, it cannot claim consequentialist justification regardless of aggregate welfare gains.
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