You can't have merit and equality at the same time. You have to pick one. As long as you strive for merit, and the more you strive. The more inequality this le

You can't have merit and equality at the same time. You have to pick one. As long as you strive for merit, and the more you strive. The more inequality this leads to. Define the principles of the society you wish to build. If you wish to trade merit for equality, then you should also live by its consequences. Which is people going else where their hard work is better recognized. Free market economy is a direct result of learning to live by the consequences of your actions.