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[feotakahari]

As much as I endorse utilitarianism, I recognize that it can be used to justify wicked things. I used to think the only ethical philosophy that couldn’t/wouldn’t be used that way was ethics of care.

One day, someone on Tumblr told me that governments have an ethical responsibility to spend their tax money caring for the people they tax. Therefore, it’s immoral for governments to help refugees. In retrospect, that was the day my innocence died. 

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[raspberryrain]

That logic can lead to seeing the government as transactional, & only serving the rich because, "They're the taxpayers."