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    Egalitarian distributive rights presuppose a scheme of so... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Egalitarian rights of global scope are not ruled out by the justification for coercive states.

    Egalitarian distributive rights presuppose a scheme of social cooperation whose binding obligations do not extend to the global level.

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    • 1.Distributive justice requires reciprocal contribution and shared decision-making institutions, which exist primarily within bounded political communities.
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    • 2.Global enforcement mechanisms for egalitarian rights lack democratic legitimacy because no global demos exists with unified governance.
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    • 3.Special obligations arise from voluntary participation in cooperative schemes; most humans lack meaningful choice in global economic structures.
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    • 1.Integrated global supply chains create de facto international cooperation whose beneficiaries incur duties regardless of formal political boundaries.
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    • 2.Luck egalitarianism demands equal opportunity regardless of birthplace; morally arbitrary borders cannot justify differential resource access.
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    • 3.If distributive rights follow from human dignity or basic needs, these moral grounds apply universally and don't depend on state cooperation schemes.
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