Sunday, January 9, 2011

Equality versus Liberty

Modern economics emphasizes equality over liberty, especially in our systems of taxation and welfare, but at what cost?  This topic is especially important in Fairfield County where the governments and citizens of some towns emphasize liberty, and other towns emphasize equality.  But do we individuals really have a right to anything other than political equality, especially if it comes at the cost of other individuals' rights?

Read this article to understand the tension between liberty and equality and why the former is so much more important than the latter.

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