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“An egalitarian distribution of wealth and income means nobody will be so poor and desperate that they cannot afford to prioritize environmental preservation over material consumption.”

“Solidarity is a positive-sum game. Any group characteristic that enhances the overall well-being members can obtain from a given set of scarce material resources is obviously advantageous. Solidarity is one such group characteris-tic. Clearly economic institutions that enhance feelings of solidarity are preferable to economic institutions that undermine solidarity among participants.”