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by TeeMassive 1650 days ago
> If you want a healthy society, you need to set aside the individual in order to create balance across the society.

That's fine, but the question is, who gets to decide? Individuals.

> Equality of outcome feels horrible at the level of the individual, but across a society, it leads to greater equality and happiness.

Receiving unearned money doesn't lead to happiness due to lack of fulfillment. Having earned money taken away doesn't lead to happiness due to a lack of reward. Equality of outcome always ends up killing the initiative and freedoms needed for prosperity to support such a society to begin with.