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    Nozick's own entitlement theory concedes that unjust orig... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Egalitarian arrangements such as welfare funded by taxation are incompatible with the self-ownership of the wealthy.

    Nozick's own entitlement theory concedes that unjust original acquisition contaminates downstream holdings, potentially justifying redistributive rectification.

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    • 1.Nozick explicitly recognizes a historical principle of rectification for past injustices in acquisition, showing contamination concerns.
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    • 2.If initial holdings are tainted by unjust acquisition, their validity transfers to all subsequent exchanges derived from them.
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    • 3.Without rectification mechanisms, victims of historical injustice have no entitlement-compatible remedy within Nozick's framework.
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    • 1.Nozick's rectification principle applies only when current individuals are identifiable victims; most historical injustice lacks clear beneficiaries.
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    • 2.Nozick emphasizes that holdings acquired via legitimate transfer from justly-acquired goods remain valid, breaking causal chains of contamination.
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    • 3.The claim conflates Nozick's acknowledgment that rectification *could* apply with endorsement that it *should* justify modern redistribution.
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