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Citizenship and Social Rights - Defence arguments

Q: Arguments in defence of social rights

Political citizens must be economically independent socio-economic security no extreme inequality redistribution risks and income (and wealth?) Once introduced some social rights become part of property rights and become inalienable (--> rule of law : people expect those rights to continue to exist in the longer run) People are more prepared to take risks when they can fall back on a system of social security

Q: The Perverse Effects of granting social rights !

*Donald Moon: self-respect. *Charles Murray : decline family/male bread winner model.

3 important questions on Citizenship and Social Rights - Defence arguments

Arguments in defence of social rights

Political citizens must be economically independent

socio-economic security
no extreme inequality
redistribution risks and income (and wealth?)

Once introduced some social rights become part of property rights and become inalienable (--> rule of law: people expect those rights to continue to exist in the longer run)
People are more prepared to take risks when they can fall back on a system of social security

Friedrich Hayek's criticism of social rights

Social rights are fundamentally different compared to civil or political rights

Positive rights (capacity (not allowed but given the resources) to do something (social rights))
Negative rights (freedom to do something and obligation to allow others do what they want to do (civic and political rights). --> based on distinction between positive and negative freedom Isaiah Berlin.