Free-market economic views correlate strongly with social dominance orientation

Evidence

The persons most advocating privatization, reduction in social spending, weakening of unions, balanced budgets, lower taxes for businesses and the rich, less government involvement in the economy, and so on generally scored high in social dominance. They also admit they oppose a more even distribution of wealth in their country. Economic rationales are frequently offered for these stands. But if you think social dominators care an awful lot about their own well-being, it seems likely that their economic views are powerfully driven by their own drive for power. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1055

Categorization

• SEED: A provocative essay angle: ‘Is the market libertarian actually a social dominator?’ — interrogating the psychological motives beneath free-market ideology, echoing John Rawls’ point that rationalization masks self-interest.
• XREF: Connects to Jost & Banaji system justification where economic conservatism is rationalized; also connects to the finding that wealth inequality support tracks hierarchy preferences. — connects to: Capitalism subordinates social values to economic value via a rogue value paradigm — Max Haiven, Cultures of Financialization, 561