Pillars of Social Justice

Universal healthcare is a fundamental pillar of social justice. If someone is too sick to work, then how can they obtain the money to pay for treatment, so they can get better, so they can work again? Without universal healthcare there is a catch-22 situation.

Similarly free or low-cost education is a critical pillar of social justice. I am talking about vocational training or practical training, as much as school or university. Again this prevents a catch-22 situation. If a job requires education and that education is expensive, then how is someone going to get that education? They need a job to get education to get a job.

The biggest other pillar of social justice is fair work conditions.This includes a fair day's pay for a fair day's work but also includes factors such as work safety, control and stability. Worker's compensation is particularly important: if the employer is making a few extra dollars here and there by unsafe working conditions, then it makes sense that the employer should pay if an employee is injured. This is the case even if the employer did not condone the unsafe activity.