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Comment author: [deleted] 24 October 2012 05:00:27PM *  1 point [-]

any policy proposing new advantages for the rich and disadvantages for the poor sounds heartles

This might just be it!

Imagine a policy that disadvantages poor people and advantages rich people, yet ensures nearly everyone is better off because of it and there is less inequality overall. It seems to be the right choice from a utilitarian perspective, yet sound heartless even on the abstract level.

Do other policies of this kind produce similar responses and intuitions?