Reply #9: Spreading Wealth vs Spreading Opportunity

[mohc]

While for the most part this is just a semantics game McCain is playing, there are stark differences. The Republicans like to promote "equal opportunity" as if that is a completely objective term. If the current set of opportunities is not resulting in the spreading of wealth then either there really is not equal opportunity or the people being left out are not being as productive. Seeing as wealth continues to concentrate, if the Republicans want to claim they are spreading opportunity they better be prepared to tell everyone they just are not working hard enough to get any wealth and that the rich must deserve it more. The only objective measure is the actual results, ie the wealth itself spreading. That does not mean the government is literally going to one person and giving their money to someone else. It just means it must change the system to promote the spreading of wealth until it actually sees results.