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There are a multitude of things you can do to reduce inequality at birth, from prenatal care to childcare. Statistics show that inequality certainly matters whe
by TheBeardKing 11y ago
There are a multitude of things you can do to reduce inequality at birth, from prenatal care to childcare. Statistics show that inequality certainly matters when correlated among other first world countries with social problems such as crime, teenage pregnancy, illiteracy, health, etc etc. If you're open to new ideas, I suggest you watch this TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson?language=en http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson?language=en
- ekianjo 11y ago> There are a multitude of things you can do to reduce inequality at birth The most egalitarian folks actually dream of a society where it would be forbidden to have your own children (since it's actually VERY unfair to pass your genes down to the next generation... Smart people get smart kids, that's furthering the gap of inequalities) and let the sacrosanct government take care of human race reproduction and ensure it's genetically fair. I'm not too excited by the idea.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoWell, the whole inequality issue only matters because we're all locked in a fierce, eat-or-be-eaten competition with each other, where if you fail you end up being miserable and die of hunger or bad health. Hence basic income.
- ekianjo 11y agoWas your comment a joke based on my previous one? People dying from starvation are very much a thing of the past. and good medical care has never been as widespread as it is nowadays. 100 years ago you could die from a benign infection, nowadays, not so much.