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    It is not the case that Elizabeth Anderson's relational egalitarianism holds that equality concerns social standing, not equalizing welfare outcomes between individuals.

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    • 1.Social standing is inherently vague and harder to measure objectively than welfare outcomes, making relational equality less actionable for policy.
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    • 2.Severe material deprivation undermines dignity regardless of social standing; pure relational equality could permit extreme poverty if status is equalized.
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    • 3.Social standing depends partly on subjective perception and cultural variation, making it unstable as an equality metric across diverse societies.
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    • 1.Social hierarchies cause dignity harm independent of material welfare, so equality should target relational status rather than resources alone.
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    • 2.People can have equal welfare yet experience domination through unequal power; relational equality directly addresses this structural injustice.
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    • 3.Welfare egalitarianism ignores how individuals value autonomy and social respect, which are relational goods that can't be redistributed like commodities.
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