A lot of people really don't understand what equality means.

They're either like:

If you're allowed what I am, I'm getting less.[/b]

Or:

[b][i]Fine, I will kick up my feet while you pull all the weight and do everything.

Those things are not equality, they are stupidity.

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FoxyQueen · 51-55, F

Capitalism causes that. That somehow, there's this pie that needs to be divided up and you might not get a slice if someone else gets a bigger one. That's not how things work, but that is how consumerism works.

Personally, I like equity better than equality. With equity, everyone gets exactly what they need based on their conditions. No one is better than anyone else because we all have a different center line and they are provided to meet that personal line.

I think that is fairer than equality.

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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@FoxyQueen Equity needs to work alongside a general idea of equality. That everyone is entitled to a reasonable share of the pie based on the fact of our common humanity, not simply their ability to produce and consume.