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Well, I never said that everybody had the same opportunities, which again, is a sad fact of life that you have to get used to. If you are in a difficult situation, there are ways around it. If you can't afford education, there are programs for financially disadvantaged students. If you live in the middle of nowhere, if you really wanted to change your life badly enough you would find a way to move. My point is that the bad luck and circumstances of some people is not a good enough reason for the people who have managed to make something of themselves to have to give it away if they don't want to.bassistx said:I hope you realize that not everybody can afford to go to school.
And think about people in the 3rd world. Should we just ignore them? Your argument is completely void of any moral or ethical values. And that's what makes us human.
EDIT: Also think of the kids of the guys who don't earn as much. What did they do to deserve it? They have to have a poor quality of life because of their parents. How can you justify that?
No, we shouldn't ignore the people in the third world, did I say we should do that? The reasons for the divide between the third world and the developed world is not something I know enough about to form an argument, so I'm not even going to go there. But I will say that it is completely unfair on a lot of people to suggest that we redistribute wealth equally between everyone. I'm all for charities, don't get me wrong, but to me, the idea of "hey let's take everyone's stuff and give it to other people even though these guys have been working all their lives to get it" is really unjust.
As for the children of low income parents: Chance dealt you a blow, what do you expect the rest of us to do? It might not be totally fair, but like I said, life isn't fair. And those kids have got the opportunity when they're older to get out and make a better life for themselves and if they don't take it, that's their problem.
Lastly, don't imply that I'm somehow inhuman or immoral for thinking that that if you work for something you don't deserve to have it taken off you.