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Does "better treatment" include higher wages for skills demonstrated? Or are you talking, like, equal application of law? That what I'd assume.
by kleer001 6y ago
Does "better treatment" include higher wages for skills demonstrated? Or are you talking, like, equal application of law? That what I'd assume.
- esperent 6y agoSure, that's not an issue. Those higher wages can be used to purchase trinkets like a bigger car, fancier house, whatever. As long as the important stuff like education, healthcare, transportation, legal advice etc. are equally accessible to all, and more importantly, you can't buy better healthcare, education, or legal support with more money.
- orangecat 6y agomore importantly, you can't buy better healthcare, education, or legal support with more money That's Harrison Bergeron territory. Sorry, you can't go on a vacation to France because your kids might learn something.
- esperent 6y agoObviously, like all political ideas, if you take it to the extreme it becomes nonsense. For example, we are currently living the idea of capitalism taken to the extreme, where one man can own a trillion dollars while others can't afford healthcare or education, and it's clearly becoming more and more nonsensical to allow this. Let's try swinging the needle in the other direction for a while.
- Infinitesimus 6y agoI'm not sure it is possible to separate those two things as long as our behaviours subtly change because of some quality we perceive in another person. A baseline for human needs ( food, shelter, access to health and opportunities to develop oneself) can be codified into law but we'll always find a way to express those biases at the higher levels IMO.
- kleer001 6y ago> can be codified into law but we'll always find a way... Which is the best argument for a minimal legal ethical codes. Any system can be hacked, especially those designed by humans. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. So...