Equality of opportunity IS equality under the law. It means we don't say, "Black people can't work as doctors". A business would be free to hire whomever they wish even based on race, but the government should not and should not give contracts to those who don't hire people equally.
Equality of opportunity means no government barriers to stop people from opening up businesses and competing in the market. Equality of opportunity means every person is free to go as far as their talents and abilities take them. It doesn't mean government sponsored racism like "affirmative action". --- In [email protected], Urmas Järve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > People only need to be equal in front of the law. > > Libertarians promoting equality of opportunity is something I do not understand. People create their own opportunities and need to learn how to see those opportunities. If they fail to do that it is only because of lack in talent and abilities. > > Equality of opportunity is just way too much of a positive liberty for me. > > Urmas > > > On 11/17/2005 20:49, Paul wrote: > > > > > > The "problem" of inequality? Since when is that a problem? People > > > > are not equal. Some are born poor, some are born crippled, some are > > > > born into priviledge. They should be free to go as far as their > > > > talents, abilities, and ingenuity can get them. They should have > > > > equality of opportunity and no other way. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Anna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > This is interesting and important what you wrote. It is quite a > > > > fact, that no known political system was ever able to solve the > > > > problem of inequality.. What needs perhaps be done is to take the best > > > > from every known system and see how it could be incorporated in a new > > > > model of society based on libertarian ideals. > > > > > Anna > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: Deus Ex Machina > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 8:40 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: vast inequality Re: [Libertarian] Magical Capitalism? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Urmas J??rve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > >Under a truly free economic system capital difference could > > > > > >actually be smaller since there would not be any incentives > > > > created by the state to not > > > > > >have people working. > > > > > > > > > > this is actually not true. the degree of inequality is related to the > > > > > network effects and the diferentiation between competiting choices. > > > > > > > > > > for example links between web sites represents what people consider > > > > > worth pointing to. this is a power law distribution, ie very very > > > > > unequal. even though there might be only minor differences between the > > > > > perceived value of choices. > > > > > > > > > > small differentiation amongst choices are amplified by the network > > > > effects > > > > > of society and lead to vast difference of unequal outcomes. > > > > > > > > > > there is a very strong relationship between inequality of outcome and > > > > > freedom. the greatest inequality occurs under the maximum freedom. > > > > > > > > > > the entire point of socialism is to prevent that inequality of > > > > outcome. > > > > > > > > > > where socialism becomes mandatory force is inevitable, where socialism > > > > > is voluntary, inequality eventually undermines or tears the > > > > structure apart. > > > > > > > > > > Vic > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS E government Libertarian E government strategy > > > > > Libertarian party E government procurement > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > YAHOO! 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