I fear for this Pope

[BarackTheVote]

72. Equity is an extremely important issue

I think economic equity is a pretty good basis of all freedoms.

From that stems equity under the law because nobody has the power to bribe their way out of justice, or be unjustly confined due to not having the money to lodge a proper defence; from that stems equity of education, access to effective learning that opens life-long opportunities to all; from that stems equity of race, opening pathways for social mobility, social influence, making them impossible to marginalize; from that stems equity of genders because, regardless of an accident of birth, all will be able to make wage that will make themselves independent; from that stems social equity because it removes class tensions, allowing people to more easily identify with one another, and movements require time and energy, which are syphoned by the struggle to make ends meet; from that stems equity of health because everyone has access to live-prologing procedures and medications; from that stems freedom from fear because you have confidence that you will have a roof over your head, food on the table, you will be able to provide for yourself and your family.

Economic equity touches and affects everything, makes a people and a nation stronger, more unified, safer, and happier. You have your priorities, I get that (and I apologize if you read this before it was edited, I was in a mood), but any ally in the fight to make our and other countries less inequitable, I think, deserves acknowledgement.