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Fairness
Community and Cooperation
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Inequality of wealth is not caused by the inequality of abilityHuman inequality echoes the unequal arrangement of societyThe most substantial practices of human inequality are formed by the unequal management of societyLegal and political equality are insufficient because they ignore the structural inequalities of the capitalist systemEquality of opportunity is a distraction as it legitimises the lie that is innate inequalityEquality of social circumstance promotes working together for the common benefit of the communitySocial inequality promotes conflict and instability within the community.Lack of equality of opportunity undermines cooperation and focuses on the ‘survival of the fittest’In order for people to be free they require need-satisfactionEssential needs such as food, water, shelter, relationships … are basic to the human condition‘From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.’ MarxSince all people have very similar needs, wealth must be redistributed on the basis of need-satisfactionNeed-satisfaction may create inequalities by allowing for ‘special needs’ for those with disabilities