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    Challenges→Upholding LPF equal opportunity is compatible with a broader theory of justice that also favors more and better opportunities for people.

    Expanding opportunities requires redistributive interventions that structurally undermine the formal procedural neutrality LPF equal opportunity demands.

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    • 1.Formal neutrality preserves existing inequalities by treating unequal starting positions as if they were equal.
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    • 2.Genuine opportunity expansion requires active remediation of systemic disadvantages that neutrality alone cannot address.
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    • 3.Procedural fairness without substantive outcomes perpetuates structural barriers that undermine fair competition.
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    • 1.Abandoning procedural neutrality creates new arbitrariness in determining which groups deserve redistribution and how much.
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    • 2.Merit-based selection and formal equality can coexist with expanded opportunity through improved access and preparation programs.
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    • 3.Redistributive interventions that violate procedural rules risk undermining legitimacy and rule of law protections for all groups.
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