One of the things that continuously provides food for thought for me "is a concern for the fate of the poorest members of society" and the following video and link to a blog post might provide some insight for you as well.
The summary from the video says:
"John Tomasi is a Professor of Political Science at Brown University and a guest contributor at the Bleeding Heart Libertarians blog (http://www.bleedingheartlibertarians.com). He is also the author of the book Free Market Fairness (2012), in which he argues that libertarians can and should care about issues of social justice."
"Tomasi explains his concept of social justice, which he says is not the same thing as redistributive justice (even according to the Rawlsian conceptualization of justice). Tomasi says that social justice, at it's most basic level, is a concern for the fate of the poorest members of society. His new book, Free Market Fairness, attempts to trace a framework for the operation of justice within a market system that retains strong private property claims."
Hope you enjoy it.
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There has to be a better way?
I once asked a prominent politician, what Social Justice was, when it was claimed to be an objective of the political party he was a part of.
I never did get an answer.
I am aware of Legal justice,
even natural Justice,
Both clearly defined,
but social Justice defies logic or sensibility.
If it is somehow tied into wealth equalization,
it must mean Taking from one to re-distribute to another,
Singly or group wise.
Doesn’t sound Just to me,
but I suppose the receiving end could buy into it.
I am not wealthy by any stretch, and sure could use some free money,
but, I don’t like accepting charity,
and,
as romantic as Robin Hood is usually made out to be,
He was simply a thief.