How Does John Rawl Create A Fair System

John Rawl believes in a fair system that gives each person an equal opportunity to achieve his/her plan of life. He does not believe in a system that is rigged and favors only a certain group of individuals in society. He developed two principles for constructing a just system. The first principle states that each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive total system of equal basic liberties compatible with a similar system of liberty for all. Principle two states that social and economic inequalities are to satisfy and benefit the least advantaged members of society. An important question that arises from all of this is how does a society and system help the least advantaged? How are the least advantaged helped in our society

They spend their federal money on luxuries instead of basic necessities. You would clearly see what I mean when you walk into a Costco, or BJ’s store, and see the carts filled with cheese puffs and coke bottles. There are also women who give birth to a child every 3 years so that they don’t have to work a day in their lives. Another issue that I have seen that really disgusts me is the FAFSA system, which gives federal money to low earning families. I agree that there are families that struggle to make a living and want to send their hard-working children to college and get a degree, but there are also those that barely pass high school that receive grants through the roof. Is this a just system we live in today? All that is required of us is to open our eyes and see how stupid this system really is. And yet, we want all people to be happy and not experience stress in their

They had to look for jobs to survive and make a living. The government did give them any money to help them survive. When my sister and I were born, they saved up money so that they could send us to school. There are many families that have started like my parents had, and succeeded in raising their children, and even sending them to college. This shows that it is possible to achieve anything if you work hard for it. But do most American’s really work hard to achieve what they desire? Maybe instead of having a welfare system, we could develop a job system where those that are laying around in bed could start doing things for themselves instead of getting money from the government. Getting back to Rawls Theory of Justice, when making a system Rawls wants us to start from the original position, which means everyone is equal. From this position, we can than choose a system that provides for those at the bottom of society. We should make rules and regulations behind the veil of ignorance. This allows us to make rules without knowing the position we are in society. People in the original position will choose conservatively, and not gamble on possibly getting the most once the veil of ignorance is lifted. The veil of ignorance analogy is crucial in making moral decision in our society