fatslob-:O said:
MTZehvor said:
Then you're simply setting the bar for what to evaluate fairness at a certain level. Once a certain set of rules or guidelines, along with some background details, are established, anything that gives one side an unfair advantage is unfair. I'm simply taking the same concept of fairness, and using it to evaluate the background of the situations as well.
To put it another way, imagine I fought Mike Tyson in a boxing match. So long as neither of us cheated by taking steroids or something, it would be a "fair" competition. Yet, people would say "that's not even a fair fight." Why? Because I'm obviously starting off at a disadvantage (namely barely having boxed at all in my life and being nowhere near as strong). The competition is only "fair" if you disregard the background knowledge to the situation, which is what fair means in regards to rules. If you apply the same standards to everything, however, including background information, it becomes far more difficult to make the case for it being fair.
Also, just as a heads up, you can end your sentences with more than just ellipses. =p
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If your idea of fair includes having equal initial conditions then you may as well conclude that nothing is fair but that doesn't mean competition can't happen as far as economics go ...
To put it simply, you may not like the rules that economics has laid out and the same goes for many people but EVERYONE must play by those rules including the formerly filthy rich people ...
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I never said competition couldn't happen; my original point in all of this was that it isn't realistic to say that everyone started off on a level playing field, and thus, anyone could have earned as much money as those 62 people did. Economic competition is certainly viable, and a good starting point for helping underdeveloped countries...well...develop (South Korea is an excellent example of this).
All I'm saying is that the world doesn't put people off on a level playing field, and some inevitably start at a disadvantage compared to others. I'm not making a value statement on whether economic competition or capitalism is good or bad, nor am I saying whether I like the rules or not.
