ECON BC 2075y Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Equal Opportunity, Justice As Fairness, Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act
12 Oct 2016
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Read: rawls theory of justice: section 1-4, 10-14. How do we solve gender gap in executive positions, wage gap, how do we encourage more women to take on executive positions in corporate world. Step 1 be more active in your career. Assuming men and women have fair and equal opportunities. A & b did same things promotion. Equal opportunity sounds great but very hard to implement. Trump vops to kill obamacare, clinton wants to fix it". Segment of population would not be able to afford health care anymore. Having insurance companies doesn"t mean that people will have equal opportunity to have access to it. Personal responsibility and equal opportunity - the interview example and clinton"s 1996 act. Combination of environment and talent cause different outcomes under equal opportunity. Limits to which policy can improve well being. Cannot achieve fairness, but great to work towards equity (egalitarian viewpoint) From original position/behind the veil of ignorance, 2 principles we"d agree on.
