[dvdhnt]

Rich countries are not going to subject themselves to austerity so poor countries can catch up and surpass them.

Life's not fair, the world will never be fair, and no amount of global-equity-fetishism will every make it fair.

[luqtas]

being able to think about equality is already a step

equity isn't about everyone having the same things, thinking the same things in an equal sized house; even less being helped to surpass someone...

[dvdhnt]

equity is a post-modern buzzword that doesn't mean anything. it's only applicable in world of fairness which doesn't exist.