Distributive Justice System Analysis

Justice is often misused in casual conversations, it is often believed to state that everyone is treated equally. However, justice is about treating justly, based on what has been done and what is happening. The problem with using the principle, is that there is a preexisting idea of a judgement system that rates based on a factor. These factors can range from equality, need, contribution, and effort. Equality suggests that all benefits and burdens are to be distributed equally. However, with an economy such as the U.S., this would not make sense since those who work higher paying jobs should not receive the same salary as that of a low paying job. Need is an extension of equal distribution (2012, p. 898). This is used to address the issue …show more content…
The next principle used to determine how justice can be distributed is the principle of contribution. This principle invokes the idea that people should get back a proportion of the social goods that is resultant of their labor (2012, p. 898). The problem with this principle is that there are many factors that are involved in producing a social good (2012, p. 898). This is likely the closest reason that is currently used for health care due to the contributions put into the health care systems should result in a greater output. The effort principle is similar to that of the principle of contribution but the amount people get out of the system is reliant on how much effort they put into the system (2012, p. 899). The problem with using the principle is that effort is difficult to measure without another measure, like that of output; those born with disabilities may input the maximum effort they can but their effort cannot be measured without a different measurement (2012, p. 899). The principle of effort works in theory but cannot function well in society due to the difficultly involved in measuring the effort exerted by each …show more content…
Claim, legal and statutory rights consists of the idea that people have an obligation to fulfill a duty for the party in question. A moral right is a right constructed based on the moral principles that have been constructed through multiple researchers’ and society’s input. Political rights are moral rights applied to society most commonly, it would state that health care is required by political commitments to provide this care, but this would often be overshadowed by other requirements the political systems have, such as the welfare and justice