I think the key thing people miss when they go on about 'equality of opportunity not equality of outcome' is that by making some of the outcomes intolerable (dy

I think the key thing people miss when they go on about 'equality of opportunity not equality of outcome' is that by making some of the outcomes intolerable (dying of cancer because you can't afford care, for example), you actually deny opportunity. If the route to wealth and satisfaction in life was russian roulette, would that be considered 'equality of opportunity' and thus fine? I doubt it.