Can Unequal be Fair?
This may sound like a no-brainer but when my kids were younger, I used the phrase “fair is not always equal” to justify unpopular parenting decisions. It seemed logical at the time and probably still maintains a modicum of reason in certain situations. But in the face of the many conversations about the shrinking middle class and America’s increasing income differential, the “fair is not always equal” argument becomes far more problematic and suggests far higher stakes than s