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
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.
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.