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Rawls bases his theory of justice on the "Original Position." In this hypothetical situation, people decide before they are born how to organize the society in which they will live. The actors have no idea of the places they will occupy in this society--one might end up a corporate magnate or a homeless person...
...focus on the least well-off and contends that income differentials must be justified. But all the Difference Principle asks is that the inequalities in society be harnessed to provide some benefit to the poor. Rawls' "Justice as Fairness" is not about levelling equality. A more truly Rawlsian policy might be adjusting marginal tax rates on high incomes and channeling the revenue to the less well...
Former State Sen. George A. Bachrach said thatSilber "has been a brilliant and effectiveadministrator." He said that as an outsider toBeacon Hill, Silber might be an attractivecandidate because he has not been involved in thestate's current financial crisis...
Earlier this year, Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57 said that he intended to push ahead with a plan to reserve at least 50 percent of the spaces in the residential houses for random assignment, later saying that such a plan might not go into effect this year. The Undergraduate Council is slated to debate the randomization issue on Sunday...
...local businesses said that while it might raise the price of items bearingHarvard's name or seal, the policy would probablynot affect sales...