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Income equality is outcome equality, which is unenforceable.
by mikelyons 7y ago
Income equality is outcome equality, which is unenforceable.
- maehwasu 7y agoIt’s very enforceable. It’s just that it really, really sucks to live in a society that implements that enforcement.
- mikelyons 7y agoI don't believe you, can you give some examples?
- maehwasu 7y agoKhmer Rouge killing lots of intellectuals is one classic example, although most socialist revolutions had their own variants. I suppose you can do a No True Scotsman and say that those weren’t truly enforcing equality of outcome since there were people at the top of that society doing the enforcing, but most would find that argument pretty strained.
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- chii 7y agoit should be opportunity equality, rather than outcome equality. Everyone should have the chance at getting educated, but not everyone needs to pass or excel - it is up to the individual to succeed, but it is up to society to provide the opportunity to succeed. That is why schooling (primary, secondary and tertiary) should be free for everyone.
- BubRoss 7y agoAnd why school funding shouldn't be based on the neighborhood it is in.