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    It is not the case that Special egalitarian duties are owed to compatriots rather than non-compatriots

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    Reason for 1 of 2
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    • 1.Global economic institutions like the WTO and IMF impose coercive structures on all persons regardless of nationality (Pogge).
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    • 2.Coercive institutional imposition, not shared citizenship, is the morally relevant basis for egalitarian duties.
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    • 3.Therefore, egalitarian duties extend to all persons subject to global coercive structures, not merely compatriots.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.The moral arbitrariness of birthplace parallels the moral arbitrariness of race or sex as a basis for differential treatment (Rawls, extended).
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    • 2.Grounding special egalitarian duties in national membership smuggles morally arbitrary facts into the foundation of justice.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.There is a difference in the authority to enforce justice within the state versus outside the state
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    • 2.Differences in enforcement authority ground differences in egalitarian duties
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