tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post4051712455389233429..comments2024-03-28T07:50:06.102-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Chris Dillow — The Weak Demand For Equal Opportunitymike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-48381217611915038302012-05-24T22:32:10.949-04:002012-05-24T22:32:10.949-04:00"It's commonly thought that people are mo..."It's commonly thought that people are more likely to accept income inequalities if they believe these arise from equality of opportunity.For example, some attribute the relative weakness of the US welfare state to the fact that Americans believe (wrongly) that ."<br /><br />Sounds like what we were corresponding about this afternoon Tom.<br /><br />"Fairness" vs "Equity"<br /><br />but a key phrase is here: "the poor have plenty of chances to get ahead"<br /><br />"10 dogs after 9 bones" and MMT prove that this is irrefutably false; by mathematical certainty.<br /><br />resp,Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.com