Democrats Want Change

[Dill]

(07-19-2017, 04:53 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I think a lot of the misconceptions surrounding the idea that the left looks for equal outcomes result from the discussions about the wealth and income gaps. Here is a good article from The Atlantic on this issue form 2015: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/06/what-matters-inequality-or-opportuniy/393272/

In the sake of transparency, the authors are with a progressive think tank on budget issues. They know what they are talking about but there are of course going to be different opinions. They just lay out the argument well, in my opinion.

And Dill, this is more of a general response for everyone, not just for you.

It is a good article. What it does is link economic inequality to inequality of opportunity. Just to be clear, the authors are still not arguing for "equality of outcomes" in the sense our Republican friends would have it.

An additional point--the "equality of outcomes" goal imputed to Dems and "far leftists" is less an analytic concept for economic/political analysis than a meme that circulates as "fact" in right wing discourse.  I wish I had a nickel for every time I heard someone explaining how you can't make people's abilities equal--usually by someone who would benefit from the greater economic opportunity he has been led to argue against.