Why do so many people on here disagree with the concept of equality?

Question

Every time I ask a question about enforcing equality, I get mainly negative responses. Why?
Wouldn't you like it everyone was paid equally and given the same benifits?

I agree, affirmative action should be eliminated.

Answer 1

that would be called communism, I think

Answer 2

If all people are equal in all abilities, there is no need for unconstitutional schemes such as Affirmative Action which gives preferential treatment and top priority to less qualified and incompetent employees over honestly qualified applicants who have earned their own way and nothing was given to them, including credentials. No one is created equal, and there is nothing fair under the sun. Some countries are highly advanced with very intelligent populations such as Japan, while there are countries in Africa that haven't advanced in anything in the past hundreds of years. It is not politically correct to make such a statement, however, those living in the real world know this is true fact. You cannot enforce equality. Example; If you gave every person in the United States $20,000.00, which would constitute their total net worth, in five years many would have little or nothing, while the remainder would have most of the wealth. In basketball, quotas would need to be established for each race, and domination by Blacks would be stopped to have forced equality. In tennis, Whites would be reduced to a small percentage of the tennis players to stop the domination by White people, to ensure forced equality. Total equality will never happen. Take a look at the jungle, an elephant does not have the superior running ability of the cheetah, and that is not equality. And conversely the cheetah does not have the brute power of the elephant, and that is not equality. If total equality existed, everyone in the class would be an honor student. Establishment of equality in pay scales for jobs is easy, and is already in place and practice in the U.S. Government. The responses that you are receiving are not negative, but realistic about something that cannot be effectively enforced.

Answer 3

The concept of "true equality", while popular with social activism and socialist governments, is simply not a reasonable one. Here, in our reality, there is an unbelievable amount of diversity in every human life. One, inescapable fact of life is that we ARE all different and that is something to be embraced and celebrated.

The mere suggestion that equality should be "enforced" probably makes most rational thinking individuals shudder (read "Animal Farm" by George Orwell). The possibility of greater reward for greater effort motivates a large amount of people in this world and it is THESE people who create the most progress and should enjoy the most rewards.

Innovation, change, diversity, obstacles, challenges and conflict are the basic elements of an exciting & rewarding life. I would hate to live in a society in which no effort on my part would any difference to the whole. I would dread existing in a world in which I was simply a number, no better and no worse, than the guy next to me who slept on the job all day.

I would suggest that, rather than focusing on "enforced equality", you devote your time to developing ways to be remarkable. Do you REALLY want to be exactly the same as everyone else?

Answer 4

I think people should be treated equal. The thing is...as for as equal pay, many people get upset that sales people some times make allot of money. What they don't understand is that many sales jobs get a % of what they sell. Some people are very good at it and make more money.

If you mean equil as in every one works and gets the same pay then no. Some people work harder then others.
We all deserve the same chance and to be treated equil.

We should all have benifits and medical.

Answer 5

Everyone has an equal opportunity it is what they do with that opportunity that makes the difference. The whole "different pay" thing is a twist because for the same job, in the same location, for the same company, with the same yrs of service, people get paid the same. People in different locations, different companies, differents yrs of service etc get paid different amounts. Seriously, how many people have you ever met that were paid a different amount than a coworker with the same job title, yrs of service and so on? Most likely NONE, because it doesnt happen, it is how they put the numbers together.
People should not get promoted over others who have higher test scores or performance reviews just because of their race or gender- people who consider that equality learned nothing from MLK (got married on his day by the way)

Answer 6

If you were in favor of "forcing" equality of opportunity, I might be for it. Giving everyone a fair chance.

However you want to force equality of outcome, when everyone's input into our economy is different.

I will ask you again. Why should a heart surgeon spend 4 years of college, then medical school, then years as an intern and resident, only to earn the same amount as the guy flipping my burger at the local Burger King?

What's the doctor's incentive, or for that matter, anyone's incentive to achieve, advance and succeed, if it makes no difference? We'll all be paid the same.

If I have no chance of making more, I'll just sit on my lazy butt all day and pretend to work, and I'll be paid exactly the same. And that's what the communist workers used to say. They said "We pretend to work and the gov't pretends to pay us."

And this is the problem with communism. It ignores basic human motivations and behaviors. And that is why it will never work.

Answer 7

Perhaps you could clarify your question. Do you mean equality under the law or equality of outcome / result? I may or may not agree with your position. Please clarify.

Edit: Ok, you have clarified your statement somewhat. Paid equally? A salary is simply a price. If I pay someone to clean my house, the amount I pay is the salary the person who cleans it earns. In a free society the buyer of the service and the seller of the service (i.e. house cleaning) can agree on their own what the price will be. Right now, we don’t have that because of minimum wage laws. Government bureaucrats tell us what we have to buy it or sell it for. I don’t think that is fair. No one but the buyer and seller should be involved in that decision.

Answer 8

No I wouldn't. There's a guy in my office who's very lazy and does about a third of the work that I do. I'd be quite upset to find out that he's getting paid the same as I am.

And "enforcing" has a dangerous Marxist communist ring to it. Are you sure you want to undertake a project that's failed so spectacularly on multiple occasions? Even China is slowly adding capitalism to their society.

Answer 9

Not all work is of equal value. I'd rather have my IV medications administered by a Registered Nurse and my electrical wiring installed by a Licenced Electrician, even if it means paying more. Why would anyone learn these difficult professions if one could earn as much money working as a WalMart greeter?

Answer 10

I do not disagree with the concept of equality, I just do not think it should be forced upon us. I also do not think it is right when you do the best to endorse equality, than you have to fill out forms stating how many employees of each race work for your company, and is it than the same amount as what is in the local market.

Answer 11

If everyone were paid equally, who would do that physically and mentally challenging work? If not compensated for the additional effort, why would they do it? For that matter, what about risky jobs? Who would take them if they could make the same money being a cashier at Wal-Mart?