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& LEFT right & LEFT & RIGHT what is it all about? THEY WANT TO MAKE SOCIETY MORE FAIR AND EQUAL THE FRENCH REVOLUTION THERE SHOULD BE A MINIMUM STANDARD OF LIVING THAT EVERYONE DESERVES WHILST NOT EXACTLY THE SAME TODAY, THIS SEPARATION BETWEEN THOSE WHO WANT TO SHARE WEALTH AND POWER TO ‘THE PEOPLE’ (I.E AGAINST THE KING) AND THOSE WHO WANT TO PROTECT TRADITION AND WEALTH (I.E THE KING) IS A SIMPLE WAY TO THINK ABOUT LEFT & RIGHT TODAY HEALTH HOUSING STATE PENSIONS MINIMUM WAGE JOBS EDUCATION SO THAT YOUR CHANCES IN LIFE AREN’T DECIDED BY THE FAMILY YOU WERE BORN INTO LIKE THE LEFT TODAY THINK THAT EQUALITY MEANS NO ONE SHOULD EVER BE FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN FEEDING THEIR CHILDREN AND HEATING THEIR HOMES INDIVIDUAL and that it’s about generally prefers RESPONSIBILITY Supply IF THE STATE LEAVES PEOPLE ALONE THEN is how society should be ordered & they believe that the rich should share their wealth through charity, as they know how best to help Demand THE LEFT THE RIGHT where did it come from? but those against the king on the left those for the king on the right equality idealist focus on society people before profit progressive competitive realist traditional focus on individual free trade because there are THE LEFT THINKS BUT IT ’ S NOT . IS AT T H E THE RIGHT OF ALL T H A T SHOULD BE 2 CLASSES COMPETITION BOTH OF THESE ARE LINKED. PART OF THE ‘FREEDOM’ THAT THE LEFT WANT IS THE FREEDOM FROM INEQUALITY AND POWER IMBALANCES THAT COME FROM THE GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR IMPROVEMENT IT IS THE RICH AND POWERFUL THAT UNFAIRLY GET MORE FROM SOCIETY RICH & POWERFUL POOR & POWERLESS EQUAL & society & SECURITY THE RIGHTTHINKS T H A T IS different everyone HOWEVER. LEFT & RIGHT IS NOT ALL OR NOTHING PEOPLE & POLICY IS COMPLICATED AND HAS MANY FACTORS. THE TERMS LEFT & RIGHT SIMPLY HELP TO REFERENCE IDEAS AND HISTORY h e a r t economic incentives THEY BELIEVE THAT THE SAFETY NET CAN TRAP PEOPLE IN DEPENDENCY EQUALITY Levelling the playing field FREEDOM Freedom from interference & control EQUALITY Everyone can achieve same outcome FREEDOM Freedom to fail or succeed THE RIGHT THINKS THAT FREEDOM MEANS ALLOWING EVERYONE TO ACHIEVE WHAT THEY CAN WITH THEIR PARTICULAR SKILLS AND TALENTS. SOME WILL ALWAYS DO BETTER THAN OTHERS. EVERYONE GETS THEY DESERVE WHAT
