Full Idea
Hayek thinks the whole idea of social justice involves a philosophical mistake, so that inequality doesn't really need justification in the first place.
Gist of Idea
'Social justice' is a confused idea, and inequalities need no justification
Source
report of F.A. Hayek (The Mirage of Social Justice [1976]) by Adam Swift - Political Philosophy (3rd ed) 1 'Conc'
A Reaction
It is certainly hard to justify the claim that the state of nature involves equality, making its disturbance in need of justification. But surely inequalities in government policy (such as differential income tax) need justification?
Book Reference
Swift,Adam: 'Political Philosophy (3rd edn)' [Polity 2014], p.54
Related Idea
Idea 20996 All modern theories of justice demand equality of something [Sen]