Más del tema, del maestro Thomas Sowell.
Más claro echale Perrier:
The problem with trying to equalize is that you can usually only equalize downward. If the government were to spend some of its stimulus money trying to raise my basketball ability level to that of Michael Jordan, it would be an even bigger waste of money than most of the other things that Washington does. So the only way to try to equalize that has any chance at all would be to try to bring Michael Jordan down to my level, whether by drastic rule changes or by making him play with one hand tied behind his back, or whatever.
The problem with this approach, as with many other attempts at equalization, is that it undermines the very activity involved. Basketball would be a much less interesting game if it was played under rules designed to produce equality of outcomes. Attendance would fall off to the point where neither Michael Jordan nor anyone else could make a living playing the game.
Hmmmm.
ReplyDeleteEsto parece 100% levantado del ensayo "Trinity" de Bill Whittle, aunque no encontré la atribución... Caramba, Dr. Sowell, no esperaba esto de usted ...
Vean si no :
Like so many flawed ideas beloved by the far left, equality seems like a noble enough goal. Until you think about it. People have different capabilities. So do you want equality of opportunity ; as I do ; where people can make of themselves what they will? Or do you want equality of results, where society steps in to make sure that everyone comes out the same ?
If society had a magical way of raising the bottom up, of speeding up, buffing up, and tidying up Michael Moore, thereby giving him the means to beat Michael Jordan in our (sadly) mythical game of half-court, well we'd all be the winners and life would be just dandy. But, alas, this wonderful, brilliant idea is marred only by the annoying fact that it is demonstrably impossible. Michael Moore can never play as well as Michael Jordan. Never. If you want that game to come out a tie - equal! -; then you are going to have to hobble Michael Jordan. [...]
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