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some live in extreme wealth
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even find enough to eat? How can
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some people go to schools
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equipped with all the necessary facilities
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, while others cannot
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even find seats to study?
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Today we will talk about a topic that
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affects you more than you
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social justice. We will
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also talk about inequality
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and why we pay taxes. It
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may seem complicated,
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but you will understand it through
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clear examples. Let's take it one step at a time
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moral and political idea that
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advocates for the necessity of
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everyone having equal opportunities
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to live in dignity. This does not mean
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exactly the same thing, but rather that no
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In the twentieth century, philosopher John Rawls introduced
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a concept called "the
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original situation". Imagine that you don't
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know your place in the world;
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Whether you will be rich or
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fair rules without knowing
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whether they will benefit you or
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not. The result is that a
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fair system is one that
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vulnerable groups. Here's a
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real-life example. Imagine building a
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public library in your city.
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Even if you have books in
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your home, there are people who don't
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library makes society
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equalizes opportunities.
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Economic inequality occurs when one
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segment of the population has
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others don't even have
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enough to live on. This creates
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injustices that affect the health,
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education, and future of millions of people.
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Marx denounced the fact that many
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capitalist societies live in
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difficult conditions because a very small minority
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his critique helps us
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understand that poverty is not the fault of those who
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suffer from it, but is
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system in which we live. For
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neighborhoods, children do not have
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internet connection. This makes it
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more difficult for them to keep up with the academic level.
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Fighting poverty is not just about
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about creating conditions that enable
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all people to live in
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fundamental rights, not
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because we have earned them, but
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because we are human beings. In the
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Universal Declaration of
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Human Rights of 1948, it was
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recognized that everyone has the
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right to decent work, with
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fair pay and safe conditions
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. Health, meaning the ability to
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and receive care even if you do not
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Education is so that we can
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future. Justice, that is,
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the ability to defend
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yourself before the law, and that we are
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equally before the courts.
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The philosopher Jean-Jacques
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Rousseau believed that a
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just society is based on a
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social contract. In this decade
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part of our selfishness to live
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better together. Therefore,
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one should not only care about oneself. A
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society succeeds when it
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protects everyone, especially the
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most vulnerable groups.
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taxes until they understand
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what they are for. Taxes
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mandatory solidarity.
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Each person contributes a portion of what they
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own according to their ability.
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In order for the state to ensure
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public services such as hospitals,
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and assistance for people
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support themselves. A
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similar example is when you go to the
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health center and don't pay
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free books are available at the institute;
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all of that is paid for by
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everyone's taxes. And if you
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also be protected. Social
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justice is not achieved by
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good intentions alone, but requires
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fair laws, and a more
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equitable distribution of resources. So
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social justice seeks to
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build a society in which we can
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dignity, without excluding
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anyone. This is not achieved with
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built with guaranteed rights,
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fair taxes, and people who
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care about each other.
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community, and even though you are
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only 13 years old, you can
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acting fairly? What kind of
