The prevailing justification for economic distribution in our society is based
on the idea of 'equality of opportunity'. Inequalities of income and prestige
etc. are assumed to be justified if and only if there was fair competition in the
awarding of the offices and positions that yield those benefits. It is acceptable
to pay someone $100,000 when the national average is $20,000 if there was
fair equality of opportunity-that is, if no one was disadvantaged by their
race, or sex, or social background. Such an unequal income is just regardless
of whether or not the less well off benefit from that inequality. (This is what
Mackie meant by a 'right to a fair go'-see Ch. 2, p. 40 above).
The prevailing justification for economic distribution in our society is basedon the idea of 'equality of opportunity'. Inequalities of income and prestigeetc. are assumed to be justified if and only if there was fair competition in theawarding of the offices and positions that yield those benefits. It is acceptableto pay someone $100,000 when the national average is $20,000 if there wasfair equality of opportunity-that is, if no one was disadvantaged by theirrace, or sex, or social background. Such an unequal income is just regardlessof whether or not the less well off benefit from that inequality. (This is whatMackie meant by a 'right to a fair go'-see Ch. 2, p. 40 above).
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