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The equity vs equality argument only ever seems to be brought up by people clueless about both. They seem to think "equality" is fair. As in, anyone who can pass this arbitrary test is qualified and that is fair and just. Despite the fact that these tests have been deliberately designed for generations to be both subjective and exclusionary. But there is one test that everyone needs to pass so it's "fair" to these people.

I own the house I live in because of the school district it put us in. It allowed my children to literally walk a couple blocks to their elementary school. I can afford to and do send my children to all the extra-curricular learning opportunities I can. And they have latched onto it and started asking for more things in the areas they are interested in. I can send my children to all the fucking dance or music lessons they can handle. I buy them literally every book that they ask for. My children are in the top 5% of every fucking metric, but it has nothing to do with "equality". It has to do with the opportunities we've been able to afford them. Opportunities that the vast majority of Americans cannot or will not follow up on. But people like you are willing to judge those kids as less deserving because they don't pass some arbitrary fucking test that I have been preparing my kids for their entire lives. But that's "equal" and "fair". Unlike "equity" where we take other things into consideration.