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John Stossel on the Meaning of Fairness

Reason Staff | 3.22.2012 12:00 PM

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President Obama says he want to make society more fair. Advocates of big government believe fairness means taking from rich people and giving to others: poor people; or people who do things politicians approve of, like making "green" energy equipment (Solyndra); or old people (even rich ones) through Social Security and Medicare. The idea that government can "make life fair" is intuitively appealing to people, writes John Stossel. At least until they think about it.

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