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    The U.S. was causally responsible for poverty and racism ... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The U.S. has a remedial responsibility to create opportunities for the poor and minorities

    The U.S. was causally responsible for poverty and racism in the past

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    Interestingly enough, not everyone thinks that such principles are necessary. Indeed, a few key figures in the field still assume that forward looking (remedial) responsibility is grounded in causal responsibility for the harm now deemed in need of a remedy. David Lyons (Lyons 2004) feels comfortable assuming that because the U.S. was causally responsibility for poverty and racism in the past, it now has a responsibility for doing everything that it can to create opportunities for the poor and m

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