To me Meritocracy is extremely important, it's one of the very few things we have left that allow poorer people to get out of their situations. We see it all th

To me Meritocracy is extremely important, it's one of the very few things we have left that allow poorer people to get out of their situations. We see it all the time in the Development world and it's one of the things I love the most about it. We have people who have come from poorer backgrounds around the world putting themselves into a better life through hard work and discipline. Sometimes people don't even need a degree which can be hard to obtain without a good amount of money - it's just determination and hard work. Remove the ideas of Merit from this then you lose that and once you lose it, it's unlikely you'll ever get it back