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I think it's fairly simple: the goal should be equality of opportunity and not equality of outcomes. Furthermore, when opportunities are unequal, they should ne

by natrius 16y ago

I think it's fairly simple: the goal should be equality of opportunity and not equality of outcomes. Furthermore, when opportunities are unequal, they should never be made equal by reducing some of them.

ScottBurson 16y ago
Yes, I think this nails it, and what's more, I don't think it's particularly controversial, in the US, anymore. This has been the Republican line since Reagan, and I think even most Democrats accept it now. There's a whole other conversation, of course. about whether we're really doing what we could and should to bring us closer to equality of opportunity -- I think a lot of politicians pay only lip service to that goal -- but that would take us a bit far afield.
- maigret 16y ago
  It's not controversial because people (all - democrats, republicans, rich and poor) don't seem to have a clue how much unequal the US is. It's been a HN submission today: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2039503 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2039503 . If they really knew, they may change their opinion on that.