Question

Give examples of domestic policies that tend to support equality of opportunity and examples of policies aiming at equality of outcome. what ideologies may explain support for these two different goals?

Answer 1

An example of a domestic policy that supports equality of opportunity would be, an exam that is passed to workers to test if they are right for the position.
Examples of policies aiming at equality of outcome are communist or socialist, wealth distribution policies.
Meritocracy would support equal opportunity and communism/socialism would support equality of outcome.

Answer 2

1. Characterize balance of opportunity as the disposal of counterfeit hindrances to opportunities, and characterize equity of results as equivalent sharing of wage and material products.

2. Feature one case of a strategy supporting equity of opportunity, for example, integration, and one case of a policy supporting fairness of results, for example, dynamic income taxes.

3. Clarify how and why traditionalist and liberal philosophies would either bolster or restrict every case.