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Full Idea
Redistribution ought to aim to equalise the life expectancy of men and women, by making men have longer and women shorter lives.
Gist of Idea
To rectify the undeserved equality, we should give men longer and women shorter lives
Source
John Kekes (Against Liberalism [1997], 05.4)
Book Ref
Kekes,John: 'Against Liberalism' [Cornell 1997], p.102
A Reaction
This is a nice satirical counterexample to the Rawlsian claim that 'undeserved inequalities should somehow be compensated for' [Rawls 1971: 100]. See also Kurt Vonnegut's story 'Harrison Bergeron'.