Equity survey
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Scanlon reports that male life expectancy in the USA is 74 years; in Malawi, it is 37 years.  Is this unjust?
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Why is it unjust?
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Would the situation be less unjust if life expectancy in the US fell to 61 while it stayed the same in Malawi?
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Scanlon reports that life expectancy for white men in wealthy US counties is 76. For black men in poor US counties, it is 61 years.  Is this unjust?
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Why is it unjust?
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What minimum life expectancy would make the level just?
Since 2000, the life expectancy of white people in their 50s without college degrees has fallen, while the life expectancy of African Americans (as a whole) has continued to rise. Do these trends represent an improvement in equity because the gap has narrowed?
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Consider the gap between the US and Malawi and the racial gap in the USA. Is one of these gaps worse than the other?
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Are we more obliged to fix one gap than the other?
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Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, was paid about $45 million last year. A customer service rep. at Disney starts at $10.43/hour. Is this unjust?
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Why is it unjust?
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Would a higher minimum wage create an equitable system even if CEOs were paid millions?
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What would be a just minimum wage at Disney?
Would the situation become less unjust if CEOs were paid less (or taxed more) while workers’ salaries stayed the same?
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A hypothetical society pays heart surgeons 5 times more than bus drivers. The government pays for everyone's healthcare in this society. Is the gap in salaries just?
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In a different hypothetical society, heart surgeons make 10,000 times more than bus drivers. Again, the government pays for everyone's healthcare in this society. Is the gap in salaries just?  
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A child raised in Lexington, MA can expect a much better education than a child raised in Lowell, MA, who can expect a much better education than a counterpart born in Jackson, MS, who (in turn) is likely to get much more schooling than a child born in Malawi. Are those gaps unjust?
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Whose responsibility is it to fix the Lexington/Jackson gap?
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If the gap between Lexington and Lowell persists, does that imply that Massachusetts voters hold unjust values or attitudes?
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Most Amish or Orthodox Jewish children will grow up to have lower incomes and less advanced health-care than average Americans. Is this unjust?
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Are the Amish or Orthodox parents responsible for an injustice toward their children?
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In 2012, the voter turnout of people making more than $150,000 was 80.2%. The voter turnout of those making less than $10,000 was 46.9%. Is this unjust?
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Is the turnout gap a sign of some other injustice?
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David Geffen's recent tweet
Was this (above) a bad thing to express?
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Are people who object to David Geffen's Tweet demonstrating the vice of envy?
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If David Geffen self-isolated on his yacht but didn't Tweet about it, would it be OK?
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Professor Levine has an obligation to demonstrate precisely equal concern for all the students enrolled in this course.
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Professor Levine has an obligation to demonstrate precisely equal concern for all the students enrolled at Tufts.
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Professor Levine should demonstrate his equal concern by giving all students an A.
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