Harry Frankfurt
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“Frankfurt argues that inequality itself is not morally objectionable; what is objectionable is poverty.” (Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now)
This is an interesting point to grapple with. I agree with this to a certain degree. Poverty vs Inequality. Harry Frankfurt
From what I can tell, this is similar to the argument Harry Frankfurt makes in On Inequality. Though I do not hold the strong belief that equality has no moral concern, just that it is secondary to poverty.
Daniel Hirschman does fairly rebut Harry Frankfurt on the claim that economic equality is not morally valuable at all, and I agree with Daniel Hirschman on that.