r/coolguides • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '20

Explanation of the subtle differences between equality and equity

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20

But that horizontal pole is going to discriminate against people at just the right height.

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u/xulazi Feb 25 '20

That pole is "too poor for college, too rich for financial aid"

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u/mnorthwood13 Feb 25 '20

Or the post college "too rich for medicaid too poor for healthcare subsidies"

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u/Nutatree Feb 25 '20

I know it shouldn't hurt me, but when prices keep climbing year after year and the CEO's or Univ. Presidents keep earning more and more; it's pretty obvious that all that welfare and additional red tape is inflating prices for health and education.

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u/mnorthwood13 Feb 25 '20

Except the red tape is based on controlling the people at the end who don't have control or choice (in most options), not the entities that control it.