Preliminary Opinion: Economic Justice

The gaps between the classes in America are not fair. The problem, however, goes deeper than the idea of the rich as evil simply because they have money and the notion that the poor deserve their plight. If we had a society where there was an absolute sense of equal opportunity for its citizens then I would say that the class gaps were fair, but as it stands we only have relative equal opportunity. The class standing of a person should reflect what they have put into their lives and society.

            Fixing the injustice of these class gaps would take well over a page to explain, but two main things need to happen before any progress can be made toward closing the gaps. The start of any fix would lie in the education of the people of this country. Fixing the state of education would go a long way to fixing the gaps between economic classes. A better educated populace would be better for the economy, people would be able to live fuller lives, and the gaps between the classes would start to close.   

            The second issue needs to be a greater embrace of capitalism. Not an overly government managed farce of capital, but truly free markets. Of course, this system will still result in differing economic classes, but it is the only economic system that does not end in equal poverty for everyone. A truly capitalistic society is fair because each person will receive back in accordance to what was contributed. Society would be built on merit and achievement instead of some unquantifiable idea of need.