I often find myself thinking this is why capitalism attracts so much enmity, as it is a major economy system that only makes sense when you consider second-orde

I often find myself thinking this is why capitalism attracts so much enmity, as it is a major economy system that only makes sense when you consider second-order effects, perhaps the only such major system. Socialism and communism all have soothing first-order stories Most intelligent socialists know about the "second-order effects", to use your terminology. Some of the effects of redistribution are good (better-educated populace, social stability) and some are bad, depending on the extent of it and how it is done.