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    It is not the case that If the statistical generalization is causally traceable to prior structural injustice, the wrong lies in the structural conditions, not the employer's inference from them—Lippert-Rasmussen's causal argument.

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    • 1.Statistical discrimination harms individuals in the present regardless of its historical origins; past causation doesn't eliminate current wrongful treatment.
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    • 2.Employers have independent agency in choosing discrimination; attributing their choice entirely to prior structures obscures their own causal role.
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    • 3.Victims cannot wait for structural reform while facing present discrimination; holding employers accountable creates immediate incentive to stop harmful practices.
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    • 1.Employers using statistically accurate generalizations rooted in past injustice are instrumentalizing victims rather than perpetuating the original wrong.
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    • 2.Moral responsibility should track causal responsibility: structural injustice causes disparities, so fixing structures—not policing inferences—addresses root wrongs.
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    • 3.Holding employers liable for using accurate statistics incentivizes denial of structural problems rather than systemic reform.
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