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Reparations — the philosophical and economic case

The philosophical case for reparations rests on a simple claim: that wealth extracted through injustice creates an obligation in those who benefit, even across generations. The economic case asks what form that obligation should take and whether the amount can be calculated. Both cases are serious and require serious response — dismissing them because they are uncomfortable is not a philosophical position.

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Dignity as Economic EntitlementEconomic Justice as Foundational Social ContractIntergenerational Wealth Theft and Compounding InjusticeMoney as Frozen Labor and Crystallized InjusticePhilosophical Inconsistency in Rights ClaimsRational Self-Interest and Collective HealingReason Against Economic Self-DeceptionReason as Arbiter of Economic WrongReparative Economics as Wealth Redistribution FrameworkTruth-Telling as Economic Accountability