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Material connected with inequality.
Poverty is sometimes described as the result of laziness or poor decisions. Personal choices can affect outcomes, but those choices occur within economic and social structures that distribute opportunity, risk and security unequally.
People differ in their work, preferences, responsibilities and circumstances, so complete equality of income is unlikely. The ethical question is when economic differences become unfairly produced or socially destructive.
Wealth is often treated as evidence of intelligence, discipline or social contribution. These qualities may influence financial outcomes, but wealth is also shaped by inherited advantages, ownership, institutions, opportunity and chance.
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