Reply To: Atlas Shrugged and the Torah

Well, not every discussion needs to be, or can be, taken to its termination, but I like to be able to know what we are arguing about.

It seems to me that you are ok with any system, as long as you like the outcome and it seems fair to you. Thus, the current American wealth allocation seems fair to you so you think it is appropriate.

I am more focused on the process, and that is how I determine morality. So that regardless of how much I think the allocation is appropriate, if it is reached through what I see as unfair processes, I will consider the results immoral.

Let’s apply this to your African example. If the majority decides to levy an equal tax on each other and give it all to the African kids, you are ok with that because you like the result, and I am ok with that because the process is fair.

The flip result will be this. If the majority decides to levy an equal tax and take all the money and give it to Bill Gates. You will think it is immoral since you do not like the allocation. I consider it moral because the process is fair.