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<blockquote data-quote="Northeast Stinger" data-source="post: 592144" data-attributes="member: 1640"><p>Pretty much most people agree that equality of opportunity is what we are shooting for. Outcomes are simply a clue as to whether opportunities are equal or not. When one particular group has a disproportionately bad outcome it usually means opportunity was not equal. It is rare that someone who inherits millions of dollars ends up sleeping under a bridge. So the least we can do for those who didn't inherit their place in life is provide access to education, health care and housing. </p><p></p><p>Government programs in this country created the greatest opportunity for social advancement the world has ever seen. The GI Bill alone reversed the fortunes of an entire generation. My Pell grant and student loans propelled me through college and post graduate work. </p><p></p><p>Neighborhoods like you describe are the ideal. One would wish that all neighborhoods were like that. But, alas, some times you need a different kind of neighbor. Government isn't some foreign entity or nameless stranger. It is you and me. We the people are the government. I gladly paid my social security taxes because I knew it was helping my parents. I gladly paid my property taxes because I knew that kids who would otherwise go hungry were getting a free meal in school. Admittedly it is not the "joy luck club" or the shared income pools I have seen in the Latino community but it beats nothing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Northeast Stinger, post: 592144, member: 1640"] Pretty much most people agree that equality of opportunity is what we are shooting for. Outcomes are simply a clue as to whether opportunities are equal or not. When one particular group has a disproportionately bad outcome it usually means opportunity was not equal. It is rare that someone who inherits millions of dollars ends up sleeping under a bridge. So the least we can do for those who didn't inherit their place in life is provide access to education, health care and housing. Government programs in this country created the greatest opportunity for social advancement the world has ever seen. The GI Bill alone reversed the fortunes of an entire generation. My Pell grant and student loans propelled me through college and post graduate work. Neighborhoods like you describe are the ideal. One would wish that all neighborhoods were like that. But, alas, some times you need a different kind of neighbor. Government isn't some foreign entity or nameless stranger. It is you and me. We the people are the government. I gladly paid my social security taxes because I knew it was helping my parents. I gladly paid my property taxes because I knew that kids who would otherwise go hungry were getting a free meal in school. Admittedly it is not the "joy luck club" or the shared income pools I have seen in the Latino community but it beats nothing. [/QUOTE]
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