Economy

I'm going to post a link to this article until I can think of something to say about it:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/23/inequality-unfair-britain-poor

Why is inequality unfair? This is quite complex. Feeling poor in relation to others and being angry about it is an issue to consider. Poverty as a birthright is unfair, and I do not see why an able, polite and resilient child need tolerate a life of poverty. Maybe if you consider the amount of suffering a child has endured through the poverty struggle in relation to their outstanding educational achievement, then as an admissions tutor at a university I would happily award a place at the highest institutions in the land. This is not so much correcting injustice but rewarding the most difficult struggle against the odds. The difficulty here is knowing about their background. The role of state can be increased, teachers and state youth workers play a big role in helping people up the ladder, but to an extent the poor do help themselves and they deserve the breaks they get. In a sense, this refutes communism because it is so closed, and endorses a society of positive actors and managers to try and correct some of the issues of morality and open up some doors.