In the “Created Equal,” Milton and Rose Friedman try to determine equality and liberty of America. According to Friedman, equality before God and equality of opportunity aren’t in conflict with liberty, while equality of outcome contradicts with liberty drastically. Friedman’s purpose is to show the contrast between the different types of equality and how they coexist with freedom.
According to Friedman, the idea of equality before God as the idea of equality of opportunity does not come into conflict with the freedom of every person to build his own life on your own. With the uses of American history, Friedman refers to the historical aspect to define equality before God. Through the Declaration of Independence (written by Thomas Jefferson …show more content…
Friedman says that this idea of equality fundamentally different from the other two because it contradicts with liberty, and is difficult to achieve. The most ardent supporters of equality of outcome are government officials and representatives of the intellectuals, but they fail to practice what they preach, thereby proving that this system of equality cannot be achieved and implemented. Equality of outcome uses the slogan "fair shares for all", the goal of which, as Friedman explains is "fairness" - a concept that is difficult to define because of its vagueness. This means that someone has to make a decision and take away from those who are receiving "more than their fair" and giving to those who receive less. Friedman questions, what will encourage people to work and produce if what people receive will be determined by "fairness"? To show the contrast between the "egalitarian" system of values and true equality and liberty, Friedman shows how freedom of choice and responsibility for own choices gives impetus to the development of philanthropy and the free market system, reviving civil society, imbued with the idea of the public good. He notes that the idea of equality of outcome or “redistribution” of values cannot be feasible because it contradicts the idea of equality in general, and violates personal freedom, which eventually leads to corruption because people
According to Friedman, the idea of equality before God as the idea of equality of opportunity does not come into conflict with the freedom of every person to build his own life on your own. With the uses of American history, Friedman refers to the historical aspect to define equality before God. Through the Declaration of Independence (written by Thomas Jefferson …show more content…
Friedman says that this idea of equality fundamentally different from the other two because it contradicts with liberty, and is difficult to achieve. The most ardent supporters of equality of outcome are government officials and representatives of the intellectuals, but they fail to practice what they preach, thereby proving that this system of equality cannot be achieved and implemented. Equality of outcome uses the slogan "fair shares for all", the goal of which, as Friedman explains is "fairness" - a concept that is difficult to define because of its vagueness. This means that someone has to make a decision and take away from those who are receiving "more than their fair" and giving to those who receive less. Friedman questions, what will encourage people to work and produce if what people receive will be determined by "fairness"? To show the contrast between the "egalitarian" system of values and true equality and liberty, Friedman shows how freedom of choice and responsibility for own choices gives impetus to the development of philanthropy and the free market system, reviving civil society, imbued with the idea of the public good. He notes that the idea of equality of outcome or “redistribution” of values cannot be feasible because it contradicts the idea of equality in general, and violates personal freedom, which eventually leads to corruption because people