Human equality as understood by Americas Foundersequality under the rule of lawis vastly different from the conception of equality that underlies todays government entitlement programs. The U.S. fiscal crisis reflects the flaws of contemporary egalitarianism and cannot be resolved without a return to our former understanding of equality.
From Equality and the Rule of Law to the Collapse of Egalitarianism
By James R. Harrigan, Ryan M. Yonk
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Economic InequalityEconomic PolicyEconomyGovernment and PoliticsGovernment PowerLaw and LibertyPolitical Theory
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