I do not think that maximin gives us a good reasons to choose Rawls\' two princi

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I do not think that maximin gives us a good reasons to choose Rawls' two principles of justice compared to the other theories. Rawls idea of raises many questions. He thinks that inequality can be justified only by the benefits for the least advantaged. However, I acknowledged the fact that Nozick argued that if things are made by a certain group of people, they have the rights to do whatever they want with it. With that being said, trying to favor the least advantage group are unjust because it makes some advantaged people work for the least advantaged group in order to "balance" out. This is kind of unfair to the advantaged group of people. They might have been working it through time and effort and the other group might just sit there and wait for them to distribute the resources. Thus, the U.S would not be more if we followed the difference principle since the differential principle gives expression to the idea that natural endowments are undeserved. The fact that citizens have different talents and abilities can be used to make everyone better off (according to Rawls). Instead, in reality, if a society really applies that principle, people will rely on it and becomes inefficient from thinking, "oh, if I don't put much effort into this, it's okay" since the advantaged group will covers the rest.
Do you agree to this? Please state your reasons.

Explanation / Answer

It is just the rule of equity that the Rawl identified. If the society does not see the benefits of least advantaged, it would always be the case that the most advantaged will benefit and make more at the cost of the disadvantaged. So to reach a pareto optimal solution it is essential to see the benefits of disadvantaged.

But I do agree that it is a tradeoff between efficiency and equity. So it depends on the situation of the country which is more important for it and go for it.

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