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People have a natural right to the results of others' toils solely by virtue of having been born?


People have a natural right to a fair share of society's toils solely be virtue of being human beings, yes, absolutely.

What you have is not the result of your toils.


> What you have is not the result of your toils.

be careful with your phrasing. better to say "What you have is not solely the result of your toils."


We could remedy that by taking privileged children away from their toiling parents who provide them with advantages not available to other kids.


Ah, the "Don't read to your children" approach [0]. Don't worry, I know you weren't being serious. Sadly some people are.

[0] http://www.nationalreview.com/article/417997/professor-if-yo...


That's kind of why the West is rich ... well it wasn't so natural but hundreds of years of on-going colonialism made it so.




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