Bold Liberalism

Reblogged from The Erstwhile Conservative: A Blog of Repentance:

"It's time for percolate-up economics for the middle class."

—Senator Tom Harkin defending the "Rebuild America Act"

his post may separate those of you out there who think you are liberals from those of you who really are.

From philosopher John Rawls I learned the "difference principle," which essentially states that social justice entails creating the kind of society in which the worst among us are as well off as possible.

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Some good stuff here from Duane Graham. For the record, I'm also a firm believer in John Rawls and his "difference principle."

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