No, Kamala Harris Isn’t a Marxist

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• Equality of assistance: Everyone gets the same assistance in a capitalist system. So, for example, the government sends everyone a $500check,butotherthanthat,nothingaboutoureconomyischanged.•\ast \ast Equalityofopportunity\ast \ast :Thegovernmenttriestoensurethatcapitalismproceedsonalevelplayingfieldbycompensatingpeoplefordisadvantagestheyfacethatareunrelatedtomarketcompetition.So,forexample,imaginethatsomeonecheatedthewelfaresystemoutofmillionsofdollarsbypretendingtheywerepoorandusedthatmoneytostartabusiness.Thatputseveryoneelseatadisadvantage,sothegovernmentcouldtrytofixthatbyeithertakingawaymillionsfromthecheaterorgivingmillionstoeveryoneelse.•\ast \ast Equalityofoutcome\ast \ast :Everyonealwayshastheexactsameamountofmoney,nomatterhowhardtheyworkordon’twork.•\ast \ast “Toeachaccordingtotheirneeds”\ast \ast :Everyonegetsenoughassistancetocovertheirneeds,whichmaybeunequal,andpeoplemaystillearnunequalwealthontopofthat.So,forexample,ifyouneed$500 worth of medicine every month, the government gives you $500;ifIonlyneed$20 worth of medicine, the government only gives me $20. However, we both have to work for any additional money we want in addition to that, and the government lets us earn as much as we can.

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The ridiculous thing about nongovernmental organization (NGO) “equity” speak is that it really just means “equal opportunity,” the phrase Democrats used to say when they were interested in being understood by the general public.

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