Re:It’s better to be born rich than gifted
by drngdds on Saturday October 13, 2018 @03:59PM
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The problem isn't that rich kids get stuff that helps them. It's that other kids don't, which puts them at a major disadvantage.
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Re:It’s better to be born rich than gifted
by LocalH on Saturday October 13, 2018 @06:47PM
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This. If society must be based on equity rather than equality, then I'd rather see it be done by boosting people up to the same level, rather than knocking everyone down to the same level. Otherwise, society could start looking a lot like Harrison Bergeron, and that's not a society I'd want anything to do with.
Re:It’s better to be born rich than gifted
by gamechangr on Sunday October 14, 2018 @04:14PM
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This isn't going to be popular, but the "general idea" of what could be fair and "the specific application" will never be on the same side.
Why? On one hand - I love the general idea that everyone should start on the same playing field.
On the other hand - My work ethic should infact give my children a major advantage.
I know it's not PC to say that, but most fathers would like to "give an advantage" to their children. It's baked in to our basic psychology.
Maybe the question is "who decides" and then "who enforces" fair?