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    It is not the case that If unjust economic distributions precede and shape competitive opportunity structures, then prioritizing FEO over redistribution treats a downstream symptom rather than the upstream cause of injustice.

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    • 1.FEO and redistribution are not mutually exclusive; effective justice typically requires both simultaneous intervention rather than prioritizing one causally.
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    • 2.Upstream causes of inequality are multiple and complex (discrimination, luck, ability differences); focusing solely on prior distributions oversimplifies causation.
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    • 3.Aggressive redistribution can reduce investment incentives and economic dynamism, potentially harming the worst-off more than targeted FEO improvements would.
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    • 1.Historical wealth concentration creates self-perpetuating advantages in education, networks, and capital access that compound across generations.
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    • 2.Fair competition requires roughly equal starting positions; without addressing initial inequality, formal equal opportunity legitimizes inherited disadvantage.
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    • 3.Redistributive policies alone cannot equalize opportunity if structural barriers (wealth-based school funding, ZIP code segregation) persist unchanged.
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