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    It is not the case that Sanction utilitarianism's account of the permissible and the supererogatory depends on contingent facts about which sanctions it is utility-maximizing to enforce.

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    • 1.If permissibility depends on which sanctions maximize utility, then moral wrongness becomes contingent on enforcement technology—an counterintuitive conclusion.
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    • 2.This view implies slavery could become permissible if enforcement costs dropped and populations shifted preferences—violating our moral convictions.
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    • 3.Permissibility should be intrinsic to acts, not derivative from contingent facts about what authorities happen to enforce at a given time.
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    • 1.Moral facts about permissibility should depend on actual consequences, not abstract ideals divorced from real-world effects.
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    • 2.Sanction structures vary rationally across societies based on what enforcement costs and benefits permit, so moral categories should reflect this.
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    • 3.Distinguishing supererogatory from obligatory acts requires understanding what we can realistically demand, which depends on enforcement feasibility.
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